PT Poll Install v2
From ADF Docs
Contents
Download
- Download the PT Poll application from the the|commons projects SVN (http://community.paperthin.com/svn/pt_poll/tags/1.0/).
- Extract the zip file and place the directory in the "/ADF/Apps/pt_poll/" directory.
Site Configuration
- Make sure the ADF is setup and running on the site. If the ADF is not setup, then follow the instructions for ADF Installation.
- Open the sites 'ADF.cfc' ( See Site Configuration (ADF.cfc) for more info) file in a text editor. Locate the Load the ADF Application into application space comment in the file. Add the following command under the comment section:
loadApp("ptPoll");
- Reset the ADF for the server and site.
Element Import
- Import the following elements:
- Poll-Question-Custom-Element.zip
- Poll-Question-Gallery-Custom-Element.zip
- Poll-Vote-Custom-Element.zip
Subsite Creation
- Create a new subsite called polls under the webadmin subsite
Page Creation
- Create a new page:
- Name: index
- Title: Poll Administration
- Insert a Custom Script module onto the page.
- Edit the Custom Script module and enter the explicit path:
- /apps/pt_poll/customcf/poll_dashboard.cfm
- There will be a datasheet on the page click to define the datasheet
- Select the Polls element
- Add the ID,Title,Question and Active flags
- Click on "Edit Columns"
- Edit the ID column
- Change its name to: "Edit/Delete"
- Change its renderhandler to: /ADF/extensions/datasheet-modules/datasheet-action-edit-delete.cfm
- Edit the ID column
- Click to edit Layout
- Allow JavaScript data sorting: Unchecked
CCAPI Configuration
ccapi.cfm configuration
- Navigate to your ccapi.cfm page (or create one)
- Add the Poll Vote Element to the page
- Click on the More under the Poll Vote Element and select name
- enter the name: pollVote
- Submit the page
XML Configuration
- Open the _cs_apps/config/ccapi.xml (or cfm) document
- add the following:
<pollVote> <pageID>[ccapi.cfm page ID]</pageID> <subsiteID>[subsite ID ccapi.cfm lies in]</subsiteID> <elementType>custom</elementType> <controlName>pollVote</controlName> </pollVote>
Installing the Left Pane
The left pane allows you to see a quick breakdown of all the polls you have created. Also gives you a quick link to export the data.
- Navigate to site administration
- Click on Left Pane Settings
- Click Add Panel
- Name: Polls
- Description: Polls LView
- Panel URL: http://[insert your site url here]/ADF/apps/pt_poll/customcf/lview.cfm?subsiteURL=[insert your root subsite here]