Common Elements Used in Site Management

Field or Control	Description
Branding theme	A branding theme definition consists of headers, an optional footer, a theme style sheet and optional skins for classic components, and theme style sheet mappings for fluid components. Each site can use any branding theme defined in the system. See Themes, Headers, and Skins. In addition, you can use the PeopleTools branding features to create header, footer, and theme definitions to distinctly brand a site. See PeopleTools: Portal Technology, “Using PeopleTools Branding Features,” Understanding PeopleTools Branding. Note: Branding user attributes—such as USER_BASED and ROLE_BASED delivered with PeopleTools, and SITE_BASED delivered with PeopleSoft Interaction Hub—cannot be used to brand Site Manager sites. The SITE_BASED attribute is to be used to brand PIA sites (also called PIA domains). See Branding User Attributes for more information.
Portal	As used in the context of site management, the portal is the default portal, as specified on the Portal Definitions page (PeopleTools > Portal > Portal Definitions). The portal is sometimes called the sponsor portal, because other sites can inherit elements of the sponsor portal. Create new sites using the Site Wizard only from the portal. The delivered default portal is the EMPLOYEE portal.
PS_SITETEMPLATE	PS_SITETEMPLATE is a defined collection of templates, pagelets, and menu items on which all new sites are based. These values are stored in a portal registry of the same name, and can be accessed in the Structure and Content component using the corresponding portal URL address.
Site	A site is created using the Site Wizard. Each site is defined in relation to the defaults and themes of its sponsor portal. Each site could be considered a separate portal, but instead PeopleSoft distinguishes between a portal and its sites.
Site administrator	A site administrator is the person authorized by a portal administrator to manage security, publishing defaults, branding overrides, and homepage layout for a site. The site administrator can be assigned by role or by user ID.
Site management	Site management is the set of tasks grouped together in PeopleSoft Interaction Hub to create and manage sites.
Site publisher	A site publisher is a person authorized by a site administrator to manage site navigation and update homepage content. A site publisher can be assigned by role or by user ID. A site publisher is not a site viewer unless specifically authorized as a viewer.
Site viewer	A site viewer is a person authorized by a site administrator to view site content. A site viewer can be assigned by role or by user ID.