Composer is essentially a content management application. The ultimate output of Composer is a web site with published method guidance and processes that can be viewed by a project team.
Composer makes it easy to configure a process for a particular type or size of project and to publish the guidance to a Web site. A Method Configuration is a selection of Content Packages across different Method Plug-ins containing the method and process content that will be included in the published web site. At publishing time, the configuration is combined with different Method Views which define the website's navigation structures and content organization.
The Composer Browsing Perspective renders the Method Configuration content in html format within Composer, providing a navigable representation of the method/process content associated with that Configuration.
Custom Categories allow you to categorize content according to any scheme you want. Custom Categories can then be used to compose publishable Views providing a means to organize method content prior to publishing.
A View is a Custom Category that is designed for publication. Required packages and content elements are assigned to a Custom Category. The Custom Category can then be added as a View to a Configuration.