Difference between revisions of "PT Calendar2 Calendar Template"

Revision as of 20:00, 27 April 2010

Back to Build Subsites, Templates and Pages

Overview

The Calendar template will be used as the foundation to render calendar pages. This template will be used for the "All Event" Monthly Calendar View.

If your site well need additional calendar views with events filtered by "Event Organization" then also follow the steps in the Event Organization Template(s) section.

Steps

1. Create a CommonSpot page called 'Calendar' from the Base Plus One template. (The subsite for this is not critical but it may be a good idea to create a subsite called calendar.)
2. In a container element in the body of the page, add a Custom Script element.
3. From the Custom Script element interface, click the Edit icon.
4. Enter the following text into the Explicit Module path:
   1. /ADF/apps/pt_calendar2/customcf/calendar_standard_setup.cfm
5. Next add the Calendar Custom Element on this page.
6. Click Render Mode in the element interface.
7. Select Display existing element data (content reuse) on the Rendering Mode tab.
8. Select the Filter tab.
9. Select Filter Type to Show subset of records.
10. Select the Field drop-down as the date field.
11. Select the operator as Greater Than or Equals.
12. Click the '...' button to open the ColdFusion expression window.
13. Enter the the following text as the expression:
    1. application.ptCalendar2.Date.firstOfMonth(request.ptcalendar2.thisMonth, request.ptcalendar2.thisYear)
14. Uncheck the force cache checkbox.
15. Click OK and then check the box to Ignore ColdFusion error
16. Then click OK
17. Now use the drop-down under the "Date" field and choose "AND"
18. In the second 'Field drop-down that appears select date again.
19. For the second operator select Less Than or Equals.
20. For the second value click the '...' button to open the ColdFusion expression window.
21. Enter the the following text as the expression:
    1. application.ptCalendar2.Date.lastOfMonth(request.ptcalendar2.thisMonth, request.ptcalendar2.thisYear)
22. Uncheck the force cache checkbox.
23. Click OK and then check the box to Ignore ColdFusion error
24. Then click OK
25. Now use the drop-down under the second "Date" field and choose "AND"
26. In the 'Field drop-down that appears select Approved
27. For the third operator select Equals.
28. For the third value drop-down select 1.
29. For the Sort Order drop-down select the date field and choose Ascending
30. Click OK on the render mode window.
31. Submit and activate the page.
32. Save the page as a template.
33. Submit the template for public use.