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  • Rob Watkins 370 posts 702 karma points
    Feb 16, 2011 @ 15:59
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    Umbrco 4.6 "Get Started" tab in content tree

    Is it possible to add custom content to this tab? We would like to add a "Dummies Guide" as the first thing that users see when they log in. 

    If it IS possible, can this content be dynamic?

    Thanks!

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  • Jan Skovgaard 11280 posts 23678 karma points MVP 11x admin c-trib
    Feb 16, 2011 @ 20:45
    Jan Skovgaard
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    Hi Rob

    It should be possible to do.

    In the config folder there is a dashboard.config, which you can amend to appear the way you like including loading your own user controls etc.

    It's possible to make the content dyamic indeed...It's really just a matter of what you put into your user control I suspect.

    Hope this helps :-)

    /Jan

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  • Rob Watkins 370 posts 702 karma points
    Feb 23, 2011 @ 16:34
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    Gosh, that easy! Brilliant, works perfectly thanks Jan.

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  • Rob Watkins 370 posts 702 karma points
    Mar 02, 2011 @ 17:11
    Rob Watkins
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    One more question on this - I have set up some user specific controls to give a site specifc "dashboard" and Dummies Guide as as the first thing the user sees - all working fine and looks good.

    I thought I could do the same for a custom section I have set up for product management, to give a product specific dashboard for users authorised on that section, so I added this to Dashboard.config:

       <section alias="BusinessSections">
           <areas>
              <area>myCompany</area>
         </areas>
         <tab caption="Start">
                <control addPanel="true">/usercontrols/MyCompany/ProductDashboard.ascx</control>
           </tab>
       </section>

    ...where <area>myCompany</area> uses the alias of my custom section.
    However, when I go to the custom section, the right hand side is blank. Can I not do this for custom sections?

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  • Rob Watkins 370 posts 702 karma points
    Mar 02, 2011 @ 17:13
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    D'oh!  Should have read the Wiki more carefully.

    The answer is, even if your alias is mixed case, the <area/> MUST BE ALL LOWERCASE.

    So, my alias is myCompany, but the area tag needs to be <area>mycompany</area>

    Works fine now.

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