1. Sitecore Experience Platform

Overview of the Sitecore Launchpad

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The Sitecore Launchpad is the central location for accessing all Sitecore functionality. You access the Launchpad by clicking the icon in the top left of the application window.

Sitecore Launchpad
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The features and functions you see on the Sitecore Launchpad depend on the roles and permissions you have been assigned.

The Sitecore Launchpad is divided into five areas along with the Custom Analytics dashboard. For information about configuring the dashboard to show specific graphics, see Configuring Experience Analytics reports.

Marketing Applications

The Marketing Applications area contains the features and functions that you require for digital marketing. This includes:

Content Editing

The Content Editing area contains all the features and functions that you require for content authoring including the Content Editor, the Experience Editor, and the Media Library. You can also access PowerShell features.

Stream

The Stream area contains Sitecore Stream features that can be launched from the Sitecore Experience Platform. These include:

Note

Projects is available with the Stream Free tier, while Assistant and Brand kits require a Stream Premium subscription. To learn more, contact your Account Manager.

If your organization uses the Stream Free tier, the two Premium features will appear disabled in the Launchpad.

In addition to Stream features, several AI capabilities are built into the Sitecore Experience Platform to help teams accelerate content generation, translation, content and media metadata extraction in both the Content Editor and Experience Editor. You must have the appropriate AI roles assigned to use these capabilities.

Important

To use AI in the Experience Platform, you must have:

Control Panel

The Control Panel area contains the Control Panel, which encompasses all personal settings, such as password and regional settings, administration tools, database functions, report features as well as security, indexing, and analytics. You can also access the Sitecore Desktop.

Access Management

The Access Management section contains security tools that allow you to manage users, security, domains, and roles.

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