The Select Rendering Mode dialog is opened by selecting the ”Select Rendering Mode…” menu option off the Custom Element’s edit menu. This dialog presents two different rendering mode options for the Custom Element data.
The first configuration renders results dynamically based on a filter. This configuration will allow you to render multiple instances of this Custom Element no matter where in the site they were added. If you choose to render results dynamically, the dialog will display a “Filter” and “Preview” tab. The other configuration for content reuse is to manually select data to render. If you choose to manually select data to render, the dialog will display a “Filter” and ”Select Data” tab. Each of the configurations for content reuse has similar workflows.
Filter Tab
The filter option defaults to All Records. Click Subset of records to restrict results output based on fields contained within the Custom Element. This tool is similar to other advanced CommonSpot filter tools
After setting filter criteria, click Apply Filter & View Data.
Note: The Reset button from the Filter tab clears the current filter and sets the dialog back to a “Display All Records” state.
Preview or Select Data Tab
If you had selected Render results dynamically based on a filer, or display all records within the Rendering Mode tab, CommonSpot shows data in its Preview tab.
The filter defined in the “Filter” tab restricts the records displayed in this tab. The fields displayed in this tab are defined in the Data Browser Properties dialog for the Element in the Manage Elements dialog. (This is discussed in the CommonSpot Administrator’s Reference.)
If you had selected “Manually select data to render”, the Advanced tab does not appear and the Preview tab is now a Select Data tab. Notice the check box preceding each record
These dialogs are described in detail in the Custom Elements chapter of the CommonSpot Administrator’s Reference.
With appropriate permissions, edit an existing data record by clicking the pencil icon in the record’s row to display a dialog box in which you can edit this record.
Remove records by clicking the delete icon.
Add records by selecting Add data. You can now enter new Element data in the displayed dialog. If more records are available than fit on one page, the Data Browser paginates the items.
If you choose to manually select data the “Select Data” tab will also display a checkbox to the far left of the list. Check the boxes next to the Custom Element instances that you wish to display on the page. When the page is rendered in read mode, only those instances checked will be displayed. Click “OK” to save the rendering options and return to the page.
Related Links
You can download PDF versions of the Content Contributor's, Administrator's, and Elements Reference documents from the support section of paperthin.com (requires login).
For technical support:
The following guides are available locally on your CommonSpot Server: