PT Forums Manage Threads

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Overview

The Forum Threads element is a global custom element. Managing data for global custom elements can be configured easily through the use of Datasheets. The following sections will describe how to configure the datasheet to manage the Forum Threads element data.

Steps

1. Create a new page called 'Manage Forums Threads' from the Base Plus One (or a Web Admin) template and in the /webadmin/forums/ subsite.
2. In the main content 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: /ADF/apps/pt_forum/customcf/manage_threads_header.cfm
5. From the Datasheet element interface, click the "Datasheet" icon.
6. From the "Datasheet Views" dialog, follow the "Click here to create a new datasheet view" link.
7. Enter the following information and then click "Next":
   1. Name: Forum Threads
   2. Private: unchecked
   3. Default View: unchecked
   4. Description: View to manage the Forum Threads
   5. Datasheet Source: Form Result/Custom Element Sheet
8. From the Datasheet Source dialog choose the "Forum Threads" custom element and click "Next".
9. From the Datasheet Columns Dialog select the columns TopicID, Thread Name, MessagesQty, Thread Active, and profileID from the Available Columns list and move them to the Selected Columns list and then click "Finish".
10. You will be brought to the Datasheet View page; click "Close" to return to your page.
11. You will see the datasheet element on this page now. Click the Datasheet element interface icon again and this time choose "Edit Columns".
12. From the Datasheet View Column Properties dialog choose the link for "Add a new action column" again.
13. Within the Action Column Properties dialog enter the following information and click "Finish":
    1. Header: Edit
    2. Hide Header: Checked
    3. Column Text: edit
    4. Window Target Name: <leave blank>
    5. Modules: edit-form-data.cfm
14. From the Datasheet View Column Properties dialog, choose the link for "Add a new action column" again.
15. Within the Action Column Properties dialog enter the following information and click "Finish":
    1. Header: Delete
    2. Hide Header: Checked
    3. Column Text: delete
    4. Window Target Name: <leave blank>
    5. Modules: delete-form-data.cfm
    6. Click Finish
16. Within the Datasheet View Column Properties dialog choose the TOPICID column and click "edit":
    1. In the Render Handler field, select the Change button. Enter the following value into the Explicit Module text box: /ADF/apps/pt_forum/datasheet-modules/manage-convert-id-topic-name.cfm
    2. Click Finish.
    3. In the Header field, switch the text to 'Topic Name'
    4. Click Finish
17. Within the Datasheet View Column Properties dialog choose the PROFILEID column and click "edit":
    1. In the Render Handler field, select the Change button. Enter the following value into the Explicit Module text box: /ADF/apps/pt_forum/datasheet-modules/manage-convert-id-list-cs-usernames.cfm
    2. Click Finish.
    3. In the Header field, switch the text to 'User Name'
    4. Click Finish
18. Close the Edit Column window.
19. Publish this page.