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Name an asset in Cascade

Each asset must be assigned a unique System Name in order to be saved into Cascade. Think of the System Name like you think of the file names when you go to Save (or Save As) a Word document. The System Name is what Cascade displays in the asset tree. It also becomes part of the url and is factored into search engine optimization.

Important things to remember when naming an asset:

  • The System Name is applied by choosing the System tab when creating an asset.
  • The System Name should be Web friendly. A Web friendly System Name is one that:
    • is all lower case
    • is one word or more than one word separated by a hyphen –
    • has no spaces
    • contains no special characters (!@!#$%^&*)

Every folder containing pages that will be included in the left navigation must have a page named index. The index page is, by default, the home page.