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Testing Content Content currently undergoing or requiring testing prior to being published.
The status of Testing is assigned by the Catalog Manager administrator. Testing
content is available to Vending Managers for distribution only to subscribers
with testing roles (assigned by the Vending Manager).
Unavailable Content Stocked content on the Vending Manager that is unpublished by the Catalog
Manager. Unavailable content is not available to the Vending Manager or to
subscribers. The Vending Manager administrator cannot change the status of
content that is unavailable. The Vending Manager administrator can only
unstock it.
Unstocked Content Published content received from the Catalog Manager that is not currently
stocked in the Vending Manager. Unstocked content is available in the Vending
Manager catalog. The Vending Manager administrator can stock published
content received from the Catalog Manager and unstock content with stocked
status in the Vending Manager.
Updated Content Stocked content whose catalog property information has changed.
User-agent A unique identifier for a mobile device model. The user-agent is a regular
expression that usually contains hardware, browser, and model information
about the device.
User Interface and
Software Capabilities The Content Delivery Server uses the user interface and software capabilities
to refine the capability matching process.
Vending Manager The Vending Manager manages content published by the Catalog Manager.
The Vending Manager controls subscriber access and purchase pricing and
provides daily statistical reports on the Content Delivery Server.
Vending Managers are generally configured to serve separate enterprises and a
single Catalog Manager can serve multiple Vending Managers.
Vending Manager
Accounts A Vending Manager account is for a specifically branded vending manager that
stocks content from the Catalog Manager. It is associated with one or more
Vending Plans.
Vending Plans Vending Plans define content access rights. When creating a Vending Plan, you
can define the categories that a Vending Manager can access. Vending Plans
can also be nested within other Vending Plans.
Vending Price Monetary value set in the local currency for content set by a Vending Manager
administrator. Also known as retail price. See Catalog Price and Content
Provider Price.
Wireless Application
Protocol (WAP) A specification for a set of communication protocols to standardize the way
that wireless devices, such as cellular telephones and radio transceivers, can be
used for Internet access, including e-mail, the World Wide Web, unscrupulous,
and Internet Relay Chat (IRC).