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# 1.4 Managing Content on the Gateway

**COBBLESTONE SOFTWARE**

Contract Insight — User Guide

**1.4 Managing Content on the Gateway**

*Module: Vendor/Client Gateway › Step 1: Vendor/Client Gateway Configuration › 1.4 Managing Content on the Gateway*

**Note:** Each procedure in this guide begins at the Contract Insight homepage, so any section can be followed on its own. Custom fields are configurable, so the exact field list on a contract category record may vary between environments.

# 1. Overview

The Content group on the VCG Settings tab holds every block of text shown to vendors and clients on the portal itself: the Default/Intro Page, the post-login Welcome Page, the Help Page, the New Account Confirmation page’s top and bottom sections, the Header, a Confidentiality Message shown on every page, and the Gateway Login Terms and Conditions. Each is a title/body pair with its own Edit content link opening a rich text editor.

# 2. Key Elements

- Default/Intro Page Content and Welcome Page Content each pair with their own Title field
- Header Content and Confidentiality Message appear on every page of the Gateway
- Gateway Login Terms and Conditions and Solicitations Terms and Conditions are separate agreements shown at different points in the flow
- New Account Confirmation Top Content and Bottom Content frame the page a new registrant lands on after signing up

# 3. Navigating to the Vendor/Client Gateway Settings

1. From the Contract Insight homepage, click the **Administration** icon at the bottom of the left navigation bar.
2. In the **Search administration** box, type **gateway**, or scroll to the **Gateways & Portals** category.
3. Click **Vendor/Client Gateway (VCG)**. The page opens on the **Settings** tab.

![Administration page filtered to Vendor/Client Gateway (VCG)](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/vcg-01-admin.jpg)

# 4. Locating the Content Settings

## 4a. The Content Group

1. On the **Settings** tab, scroll down to the **Content** group.
2. Each rich-text item shows a preview of its current text and an **Edit content** button: **Confidentiality Message**, **Default/Intro Page Content**, **Gateway Login Terms and Conditions**, **Header Content**, **Help Page Content**, and **New Account Confirmation Bottom/Top Content**.
3. Page titles, such as **Default/Intro Page Title** and **Help Page Title**, are plain text boxes you type into directly.

![Content group with the Edit content buttons and the Default/Intro and Help Page Title fields highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/vcg-03-content-1.jpg)

1. Continue scrolling to the end of the Content group for **Welcome Page Content** (with **Edit content**) and **Welcome Page Title**, which vendors and clients see after they sign in.

![Remaining Content items with Edit content buttons and the Welcome Page Title field highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/vcg-04-content-2.jpg)

## 4b. Solicitations Terms and Conditions

1. Solicitations Terms and Conditions sit just above the Content group, at the end of the **Access** group.
2. Turn on **Show/Hide Solicitations Terms and Conditions** to require respondents to Line Item Bid / Reverse Auction solicitations to agree before they can view or submit a response.
3. Click **Edit content** on **Solicitations Terms and Conditions** to change the agreement text.

![Show/Hide Solicitations Terms and Conditions toggle and the Solicitations Terms and Conditions Edit content button highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/vcg-05-solicitations-tc.jpg)

# 5. Editing Content

1. Click **Edit content** on the item to change. A panel opens on the right showing the item’s name and description.
2. Edit the text in the rich text editor. Use the toolbar for bold, italic, underline, paragraph style, alignment, quotes, and lists; click the arrow at the right of the toolbar for more options. Click the expand icon in the panel header for a larger editor.
3. Click **Close** when finished. The item is marked **CHANGED** in the list; click **Undo** under it to revert that item.

![Content editor panel with toolbar, editing area, expand icon, and Close highlighted, and the CHANGED item with Undo](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/vcg-06-edit-content.jpg)

**Note:** Changes are not saved when you close the editor. They are held until you save them on the page (see Section 6).

# 6. Saving or Discarding Changes

1. Scroll back to the top of the page. A banner lists the changes waiting to be saved, for example **1 change ready to save**.
2. Click **Save changes** (shown as **Save 1 change**, **Save 2 changes**, and so on) to apply them to the Gateway.
3. Click **Discard** to throw away every unsaved change instead.

![VCG page header with Settings tab, change banner, Discard, and Save changes highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/vcg-07-save-changes.jpg)

# 7. Quick Reference Summary

| Task | How to Complete It |
| --- | --- |
| Open the Gateway settings | **Administration** → search **gateway** → **Vendor/Client Gateway (VCG)** → **Settings** tab. |
| Find the portal text | Settings tab → **Content** group. |
| Edit a page’s body text | Item → **Edit content** → edit → **Close**. |
| Change a page title | Type in the item’s **Title** box. |
| Require Solicitations T&C | Access group → **Show/Hide Solicitations Terms and Conditions** → On. |
| Revert one item | **Undo** under the changed item. |
| Apply or cancel all changes | **Save changes** or **Discard** at the top of the page. |