How to get content in

If you click on the quick search button on the top right of your screen, you will see that your Content Server is empty. Let's check something in.

On the check-in screen find the Primary File field and click on the Browse button. Pick any small file, like readme.htm. Specify values for the required fields and click on the Check In button at the bottom. The Check in Confirmation dialog is displayed as shown in the following screenshot:

Now wait for 30 seconds or so for the new file to get indexed. Click on the Quick Search button at the top right corner. Your newly checked-in content should appear in the search results:

There are multiple ways to contribute content. Using the check-in form is one of the most popular.

Remember, you can make the check-in form look almost any way you like with just a few minutes of simple configuration. And you can have multiple versions of the form — for different types of content you check in... We will take a deeper look at the Metadata in Chapter 4, Understanding Security.