Transformation

 

Note: If you need to know how to write transformations, please see Developer's Guide, chapter Publishing Content Using XSLT/ASCX.

 

Create a New Transformation

 

  1. Choose the Development section in the main menu a locate your document template in the tree.
     

  2. Unfold the document template and click Transformations. You will see a list of all transformations of the selected template.
     

  3. Click the New Item... button in the toolbar and you will be redirected to the Transformation Properties dialog.
     

  4. You can choose to create either ASCX user control or XSL transformation.
     

  5. Click the Use Default Transformation button - the default, simple transformation is automatically generated according to the field settings specified in the Edit Template Attributes dialog.
     

  6. Enter some name of the transformation, such as default or articlepreview and click OK to save the new transformation.

 

Edit an Existing Transformation

 

  1. Choose the Development section in the main menu a locate your document template in the tree.
     

  2. Unfold the document template and click Transformations. You will see a list of all transformations of the selected template.
     

  3. Click on the edit icon. The Transformation Properties dialog appears. Now you can modify the transformation name (such as default, articlepreview and you can also modify the transformation text. You can click the Use Default Transformation button to generate a default, simple transformation based on the field settings specified in the Template Attributes dialog and modify it.
     

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

 

Delete a Transformation

 

  1. Choose the Development section in the main menu a locate your document template in the tree. Unfold the document template and click Transformations. You will see a list of all transformations of the selected template. Click on the delete icon.
     

  2. Confirm deletion.