Database and Other Repositories

Behind the scenes in a portal is a database, usually a relational database. Depending on the portal elements you choose, other repositories will be involved as well, such as a directory service. What does the relational database contain?

  • Structured data for applications that require it, such as online catalogs, inventory systems, payroll and human resources, and all manner of line-of-business applications. Web pages are used as the frontend for these systems to allow data entry, queries, and reports.

  • Content (text and HTML tags) that is managed by the content management system. For instance, Microsoft Content Management Server uses SQL Server to store content that is dynamically generated into web pages, and also ...

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