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Template maps

Template maps are used to determine which presentation templates are used to display each site area or content item. The presentation template used by an item is determined by the relationship between the item's authoring template and a presentation template defined in the authoring template, or a template map defined in a site area in the path of the current item. Template maps assigned in site areas will override those set in authoring templates. This can result in the following relationships:

In these examples AT is authoring template, PT is presentation template and SA is site area.

The presentation template used by each item will be determined by the authoring template the item used, and the location of the item in the site framework.


Element references

When referencing elements in a presentation it is important to note the following:

Although the template author can identify a number of elements that can be displayed on the item form, whether the elements are displayed depends on the presentation template used with the authoring template to render the content form. A presentation template might not include every element defined in an authoring template, but in order for an element or element type to be available to a presentation template, the element must be included in the authoring template used to create the content.


Parent: Web content items