10 | | A Content Management System is a database able to store files together with their metadata. |
| 10 | A Content Management System is a database able to store files together with their metadata. There are many different types of information that could be metadata, for example: |
| 11 | * Validity of a file for one, multiple or all products |
| 12 | * Target group (users, technicians, developers, ...) |
| 13 | * Type of information |
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| 15 | CMS typically have functionality like versioning, lifecycles, a detailed permission system, process automation, tracking of authors and modification dates etc. |