I was looking so much forward to try this out. It was one of the things I really found interesting in Umb7 and the solution you have made is so close :)
Unfortuantely it looks like it don't like Contour that much. No childs is shown in the list + the right click part has a "Insert Form" where there should be a link saying "Toggle nodes".
I think I know the issue with Contour (they're probably using the same character/letter for the context menu entry point as me).
The "no child nodes issue" is likely an issue with the way you have your data type setup - enter only "text,updateDate" with no quotes into your Aliases box and then "Title,Date" with no quotes into your titles box and see if that makes the grid at least work.
Still not working, here is some screenshots from the setup to show what I did :)
1. I installed the package, and thereafter setting up the Data Type
2. After that I placed the datatype into the Document Type
3. In the content section, here is what I get. At the moment under "Analog" there is 3 products. When I right click on Analog, I get a "Import Form" which actually leads me to some Contour, even though it shouldn't be located there.
Hope this helps to understand what's happening when I try the package. Thanks for your patience.
In your alias box you have "text,articleDate,updateDate" and in your title box you have "Title, Article Date, Updated". The issue is with your alias box.
With regards to the aliases you selected: text - this is a built in umbraco property and will work fine articleDate - this is an example CUSTOM property updateDate - this is a built in umbraco property and will work fine
The issue is likely that your selected Document Type (Produkt side) does not have a CUSTOM property called articleDate. So you have two options (I explained one above):
change your alias textbox to "text, updateDate" - since these are built in umbraco fields it will work
change your alias textbox to "text, aliasOfOneOfYourCustomPropertiesOnProduktSide, updateDate"
Then ensure the Title textbox has the same number of comma delimited items.
You can find the alias of your custom properties in the Settings > Document Types > Produkt side > Generic Properties tab.
That was exactly the problem. I had seen myself blind on the "Article Date" and saw it as the node create date. Thanks a million.
One extra question
Will this data type show all the nodes within a document type?
As it is now, I can see it also shows products from some of the other directories (product overviews) in the content tree.
Here is an example:
The list shown here is alle the products, not only them placed under "Analog". Ex. 5850S Low Flow Kontroller is not a part of the "Analog" nodes, but "S-Serie Digital".
The same list is shown in all directories, ex. "Downport TMC" (no products in the directory yet).
Download the new version (0.1.1) and it will fix that issue. Just ininstall the old package and install the new one - no need to remove your datatypes or anything else you've configured.
Yep, that I already got after I removed the "Article Date". In some kind of wierd way, "Article Date" called the Contour Package in the right click menu :)
Looks like it don't work when Contour is installed
Hi Matt,
I was looking so much forward to try this out. It was one of the things I really found interesting in Umb7 and the solution you have made is so close :)
Unfortuantely it looks like it don't like Contour that much. No childs is shown in the list + the right click part has a "Insert Form" where there should be a link saying "Toggle nodes".
Kind regards, Niels
What version of Umbraco are you running and what version of Contour?
I think I know the issue with Contour (they're probably using the same character/letter for the context menu entry point as me).
The "no child nodes issue" is likely an issue with the way you have your data type setup - enter only "text,updateDate" with no quotes into your Aliases box and then "Title,Date" with no quotes into your titles box and see if that makes the grid at least work.
Regards,
Matt
Hi Matt,
Okay, so that's why Contour is actually want to place a form on the page instead of the "Toggle nodes"?! I think I understand :)
About the other part, I have no quotes, but i have spaces between the aliases and titles. Should that be the issue?
I'm running on Umbraco 6.1.6 with the following Packages:
Kind regards, Niels
You need to have commas between the aliases and titles. It will "trim" the text so it can be "text,updateDate" or "text, updateDate" - both will work
Hi Matt,
Still not working, here is some screenshots from the setup to show what I did :)
1. I installed the package, and thereafter setting up the Data Type
2. After that I placed the datatype into the Document Type
3. In the content section, here is what I get. At the moment under "Analog" there is 3 products. When I right click on Analog, I get a "Import Form" which actually leads me to some Contour, even though it shouldn't be located there.
Hope this helps to understand what's happening when I try the package. Thanks for your patience.
In your alias box you have "text,articleDate,updateDate" and in your title box you have "Title, Article Date, Updated". The issue is with your alias box.
With regards to the aliases you selected:
text - this is a built in umbraco property and will work fine
articleDate - this is an example CUSTOM property
updateDate - this is a built in umbraco property and will work fine
The issue is likely that your selected Document Type (Produkt side) does not have a CUSTOM property called articleDate. So you have two options (I explained one above):
Hi Matt,
That was exactly the problem. I had seen myself blind on the "Article Date" and saw it as the node create date. Thanks a million.
One extra question
Will this data type show all the nodes within a document type?
As it is now, I can see it also shows products from some of the other directories (product overviews) in the content tree.
Here is an example:
The list shown here is alle the products, not only them placed under "Analog". Ex. 5850S Low Flow Kontroller is not a part of the "Analog" nodes, but "S-Serie Digital".
The same list is shown in all directories, ex. "Downport TMC" (no products in the directory yet).
/Niels
Hey Niels,
Download the new version (0.1.1) and it will fix that issue. Just ininstall the old package and install the new one - no need to remove your datatypes or anything else you've configured.
Regards,
Matt
Hi Matt,
Hurray, it just works like a charm.
Thanks for the help on getting it to work :)
/Niels
Do you also have the "Toggle Nodes" option in the dropdown now too?
Yep, that I already got after I removed the "Article Date". In some kind of wierd way, "Article Date" called the Contour Package in the right click menu :)
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