I know that when creating a data type, you can add list items to say a dropdown list. This works great, by my real question would be is there a way to setup a data type, lets say for a dropdownlist, to allow a person that is managing the content to be able to add list items to the dropdown list. This would keep that person from one having to have access to the developers module and two allowing them to do this without actually having to know programming of any kind.
Is this possible to do? If so, would someone please step through how to set this up?
[quote=tecarter]I know that when creating a data type, you can add list items to say a dropdown list. This works great, by my real question would be is there a way to setup a data type, lets say for a dropdownlist, to allow a person that is managing the content to be able to add list items to the dropdown list. This would keep that person from one having to have access to the developers module and two allowing them to do this without actually having to know programming of any kind.
Is this possible to do? If so, would someone please step through how to set this up?
Thanks in advance.
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I curious about this too ...
maby if theres any way to populate a dropdown data type from the nodes under a select datatype?
menustructure:
- Home
- Destination
-- Locations
- Contact
.. i want my drop down data type to populate the locations under destination..
If you want to have this you have to create a custom datatype. It's not very difficult.
Two great articles on the subject can be found here (Custom control) and here(via a usercontrol). If you use the Usercontrol wrapper it's really easy to setup(just create a usercontrol and implement an Interface), however you cannot set properties in the datatype editor. Via a custom Control you can create you own form to configure the datatype.
Hope it helps you and if yopu run into any issues let me know,
Allowing Content Manager to add list items
I know that when creating a data type, you can add list items to say a dropdown list. This works great, by my real question would be is there a way to setup a data type, lets say for a dropdownlist, to allow a person that is managing the content to be able to add list items to the dropdown list. This would keep that person from one having to have access to the developers module and two allowing them to do this without actually having to know programming of any kind.
Is this possible to do? If so, would someone please step through how to set this up?
Thanks in advance.
[quote=tecarter]I know that when creating a data type, you can add list items to say a dropdown list. This works great, by my real question would be is there a way to setup a data type, lets say for a dropdownlist, to allow a person that is managing the content to be able to add list items to the dropdown list. This would keep that person from one having to have access to the developers module and two allowing them to do this without actually having to know programming of any kind.
Is this possible to do? If so, would someone please step through how to set this up?
Thanks in advance.
[/quote]
I curious about this too ...
maby if theres any way to populate a dropdown data type from the nodes under a select datatype?
menustructure:
- Home
- Destination
-- Locations
- Contact
.. i want my drop down data type to populate the locations under destination..
Hi,
If you want to have this you have to create a custom datatype. It's not very difficult.
Two great articles on the subject can be found here (Custom control) and here(via a usercontrol). If you use the Usercontrol wrapper it's really easy to setup(just create a usercontrol and implement an Interface), however you cannot set properties in the datatype editor. Via a custom Control you can create you own form to configure the datatype.
Hope it helps you and if yopu run into any issues let me know,
Richard
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