Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows

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Add elements to the content form

Add elements to the content form generated from the authoring template. You can define default values for the elements and set properties that dictate how the elements are displayed or processed.

To add, remove or edit elements, click Manage Elements.

• To add an element:

  1. Select an element type.

  2. Enter a name. Do not use double-byte and non-ASCII characters.

  3. Enter a display title to use as the title of the element displayed indexes and forms.

  4. Click Add.

• To remove an element, click .

• To copy an element, click .

  1. Enter a name. Do not use double-byte and non-ASCII characters.

  2. Enter a display title to use as the title of the element displayed indexes and forms.

  3. Click Add.

• To edit an element, click . Changing an element type may result in data being lost from an existing element. Click Update to save any changes.

• Use the arrow buttons to change the order that the elements will appear in an item form.

You may receive timeout errors when saving items that contain large numbers of elements. To rectify this you can:

• increase the total transaction lifetime timeout setting of your WebSphere Portal Express server. See Increasing server time-outs for further information.

• reduce the number of elements stored in a site, site area or content item.

• create multiple authoring templates that contain only those elements required for a specific task.

 

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Specifying default content settings

 

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Other element types

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