PT Portlet Manage RSS Formated Content

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Overview

Using the RSS Formatted Content element Pod Type, a pod can display filtered and/or formatted CS global custom element data using Commonspot's built-in RSS feed publishing.

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 Messages element data.

Steps

1. Create a new page called 'Manage RSS Formatted Content' from the Base Plus One (or a Web Admin) template and in the /webadmin/portlet/ 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:
   1. /ADF/apps/pt_portlet/customcf/manage_rss_formatted_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: RSS Formatted Content View
   2. Private: unchecked
   3. Default View: checked
   4. Description: View to manage RSS Formatted Content
   5. Datasheet Source: Form Result/Custom Element Sheet
8. From the Datasheet Source dialog choose the "RSS Formatted Content" custom element and click "Next".
9. From the Datasheet Columns Dialog select the columns UID, Title, and Active 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. Within the Datasheet View Column Properties dialog choose the UID column and click "edit":
    1. In the Render Handler field, select the Change button. Enter the following value into the Explicit Module text box:
       1. /ADF/apps/pt_portlet/datasheet-modules/lightbox_edit_delete_buttons.cfm
    2. Click Finish.
    3. In the Header field, switch the text to 'TOOLS'
    4. Click Finish
13. Close the Edit Column window.
14. Now go back to the datasheet element. Click on the Layout icon
    1. Uncheck "Allow JavaScript data sorting"
    2. Click save
15. Publish this page.