Cascade Help
Cascade Cloud CMS
Texas A&M University-San Antonio currently uses Cascade Cloud CMS. Cascade Cloud is the content management system used to make content edits to your department pages. To request access to Cascade Cloud CMS your department Manager/Director must fill out the Cascade Cloud Access form. Once completed the University Web Manager will contact the employee needing access with additional steps to continue with the process.
If you have access to make edits to your pages please use the following links below to log into the system.
- Cascade Cloud CMS: https://tamusa.cascadecms.com
Cascade Page Builder Training
We'll offer training on the new Page Builder components starting Wednesday, May 29th and going through Wednesday, June 19th. The time will be the same as our current training sessions, starting at 10:00 am. Use the above button to sign up for that training.
Cascade Page Builder Component Explainer Page
How To Documents
- How to create a new page in Cascade
- How to edit an existing page in Cascade
- How to upload a document/image in Cascade
- How to create an external link in Cascade
- How to create an Event in Cascade
- Review Template Guide
Recordings/Presentations
- Cascade Training 101 Session Recording
- Cascade Training Presentation (the presentation offers Template Preview and User Template Guide links)
- Resizing an image and uploading photo in Cascade Recording (Courtesy of Student Affairs Communications department)
ASSETS YOU CAN CREATE:
Users can create the following assets in TAMUSA-MAIN site
- External Link - Creates a navigation option to a website outside of tamusa.edu
- Folder - A folder creates a sub menu on your navigation. Any files within your folder are your sub menu options. A folder must contain an index page.
- Upload Document File - Allows you to upload a document into the DOCUMENTS folder in your department. You must leave the document extension (.pdf, .docx, .xlxs) on the file name.
- Upload Image File - Allows you to upload a document into the IMAGES folder in your department. You must leave the image extension (.JPG, .png, .gif) on the file name. (image sizes are included in the User Template Guides)
- Section Main Page Template 1 - Review Template Guide for template sections.
- Section Main Page Template 2 - Review Template Guide for template sections.
- Detailed Page Template 1 - Review Template Guide for template sections.
- Detailed Page Template 2 - Review Template Guide for template sections.
Workflow Process
The Cascade Server content management system workflow is broken down into three roles:
User – In short, the Web Content Users are responsible for creating and editing pages and content within their departments, as well as uploading documents to the UploadFile System. The Web Content Users are the primary source of web development within their departments.
Approver – The Web Content Approvers are the “second set of eyes” and function as a proofreader for pages/content/documents. The Web Content Approvers can request Web Content Users to make updates to their department pages as well.
Publisher – The publisher for the University is Administrator of Cascade Server; Fernando Estrada. In the final step of the workflow process the publisher will give the pages a final glance to make sure layout of content follows the University Brand Guide before pushing the pages to the web server and making them LIVE and accessible to the public.