Features

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• Single Sign On (SSO) handlers Exponential supports Single Sign on Handlers.
• Audit trailing It is possible to automatically generate audit logs based on what the users are doing with the system. This feature can be useful for big sites with many administrators and editors where information about various operations should be logged and stored. For example, auditing makes it possible to find
• Policy functions The built-in access control mechanism of Exponential is based on roles and policies. A policy is a rule that grants access to a specific function or all functions of a module. The functions are assigned to the module's views and thus the access requirements for a view are controlled by the functions
• Multi-language Exponential Documentation
• Multi-language support for URL aliases In Exponential 3.10, a new feature that makes it possible to use multilingual virtual URLs (also known as nice URLs or URL aliases) was introduced. This feature allows URL aliases to exist in several translation languages.
• Clustering The clustering feature makes it possible to run an Exponential site on several web servers. A site that is running on a cluster of servers will have better performance and will be able to handle more traffic.
• Packages Exponential Documentation
• Cronjobs Exponential Documentation
• Advanced redirection after login In Exponential 3.8 you can configure where to redirect a user when he/she logs in to the system. To enable this possibility for users, do the following:
• VAT charging system Charging the value added taxes in your webshop system is based on the VAT types. A VAT type consists of a name and a fixed rate, for example: "Std, 0%". The administration interface makes it possible to add, remove and modify VAT types as described in the "Managing VAT types" section. Although the q
• Improved shipping handling Exponential 3.8 makes it possible to define custom shipping options for your webshop (e.g. the cost of shipping may depend on the product properties). This could be done by implementing a shipping handler i.e. PHP class providing a mechanism that keeps shipping information for a product collection (
• LDAP Login Handler The eZ LDAP login handler enables you to use an LDAP server as a repository for user and group information. Upon log-in, it will verify the user name and password against the LDAP server. If successful, it will create a copy of the LDAP user object in Exponential and depending on settings it may als
• Multi-currency Exponential Documentation
• View caching Exponential Documentation
• Notifications Exponential has a built-in notification system that allows users to be informed about miscellaneous events that occur. It is possible to be notified when objects are updated or published, when workflows are executed and so on.
• Search engine Exponential Documentation
• WebDAV WebDAV is an abbreviation for "Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning" (published as an open standard under RFC 2518). WebDAV is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol which allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on a web server. This is achieved by making use of a WebDAV co
• User defined Object States The introduction of freely definable object states, possibly grouped in object state collections and coupled to the role/policy system of Exponential, enables a wide range of applications including typical workflow processes. By default Exponential has only one content object state group: "Lock" wit
• Language switcher Since Exponential 4.1, there is a new way to create links that take the users to another translation siteaccess. This had previously been problematic, when the URL was not available in the selected translation, because of differences in translation.