Define display settings of fields and elements

 

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We can define the display properties of field and elements displayed on a content form. Different field and element types will have different display properties.

1. To hide an entire section in a content form from all users, select Hide Section. You must specify a default value in any required fields within the section to use this option.

2. Click to open the display properties of a field or element.

3. To display a field or element as a required field select Identify this as a required field. Users must complete this field or element.

4. 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.

5. Type the number of pixels to use in Field Width to set the size of the displayed field. If you leave this blank, the default field size will be used.

6. Type a number into the maximum or minimum characters or words fields to set limits on the number of characters or words a user can enter in a field.

7. Type field specific help into Field help text. This displays above the field or element in the content form.

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

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

10. We can restrict the range of dates and times that users can select in date and time fields by selecting a start and end date or time. You either select a specific date, or select the number of days, hours or minutes after the creation date to begin the range, or the number of days, hours or minutes after the start date to end the range.

11. You restrict the items available to be selected on fields such as "Select Categories" or "Select Workflows" by selecting the items you want a user to select from. We can also restrict a user to select a single item.

12. A "custom JSP" field is available on some element types. Use this to reference a JSP file to use instead of the element's default view in the user interface. We can write JSP to control the look and feel of an element, and to restrict the values that can be entered into an element.

    The JSP page must be stored within the...

    was_profile_root/default/installedApps/node-name/wcm.ear/ilwwcm.war

    ...directory of the IWWCM server. The JSP page may also need to be stored in the client war directory of the servlet or portlet that calls the JSP if using the Web Content Management API.

13. Click Done to close the properties view.

Using the reset and apply button.

When editing display properties, click the Reset button to return the display properties to the values entered the last time the authoring template was saved.

Click Apply to apply values entered in the properties fields. For example, apply the width of the field to the value entered in "field width" field.

 

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