Add a component reference element to a template

You add a component reference element to an authoring template when you want the component reference to be used by a set of content items that use the same authoring template.

1. Open or create an authoring template.

2. Click Manage Elements .

3. Select Component reference as the element type.

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

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

6. Click Add. The component reference element is added to your form.

7. Go to the Default Content Settings tab.

8. Go to the component reference element you added and click Select Component to select a component, or do nothing if you want your content creators to select a component.

9. Click

   to open the display properties of the element. This is where you define how the element will be displayed on the content item form.

   1. To display the element as a required field select Identify this as a required field.

   2. To hide a field on the content form from all users select Hide field. You must specify a default value if the field is a required field.

      Administrators and managers can choose to display hidden fields and elements in a content item by clicking Show hidden fields.

   3. Click Add to restrict users to only be able to reference the components types you select.

   4. Select the users or groups you want to grant edit access to a field or element by clicking Select Editors.

   5. Select the users or groups you want to grant view access to a field or element by clicking Select Viewers.

   6. Type field specific help into Field help text.

      This displays above the element in the content form.

10. Save the authoring template.

Parent topic:

Use a component reference element

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