In GN3, there are 8 applications and 3 services, while GN4 contains 4 applications and 2 services.
Type |
GN4 |
GN3 |
End-user applications |
•Ted4 •Fred4 •GN4 User Browser (i4, GNPortal). Ted4 contains Shell, and Fred4 contains Ted, Shell, Edt and Tracy. |
•Ted •Fred •Shell •Edt •Tracy •WebShell |
Administrative applications |
•EdAdmin4 (contains LogAdm) •Administrative Browser (GNPortal Int) |
•GM3MMC •LogAdm |
System services |
•Back4 manages data import and export, and covers all tasks performed in GN3 by WireImg, Topic and Picker. •File4 manages data check-out. |
•WireImg •Topic •Picker |
The following table summarizes the differences on the level of applications:
GN4 |
GN3 |
Pages main tab (Fred4) |
Fred |
Editions main tab (Fred4) |
Edt |
Tracking main tab (Fred4) |
Tracy |
Articles main tab (Ted4, Fred4) |
Ted |
Publishing main tab (Ted4, Fred4) |
Shell Site Manager |
Shell main tab (Ted4, Fred4), and various Navigators on every main tab |
Shell |
Planning main tab, Contacts main tab (Ted4, Fred4) |
Shell Newsroom Management |
Collections main tab, or Collections navigator on the Shell main tab (Ted4, Fred4) |
Image desk navigator tree |
Trash can main tab (Ted4, Fred4) |
Deleted items listing |
User browser |
WebShell, Tark browser |
Back4 |
WireImg, Topic, Picker |
File4 |
n/a |
EdAdmin4, Administrative Browser |
GN3MMC, LogAdm |
Administrative Browser > Logged users tab EdAdmin4 > Security > LogAdmin (since the version 2.0) |
GN3MMC, LogAdm |
The following table summarizes the main differences in terminology of the system parts:
GN4 |
GN3 |
Extract destinations |
Crop destinations |
Folders |
Baskets and Desks |
Titles |
Titles |
Collections |
Wire baskets |