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Context

You create iViews in which lists are displayed. The system uses the layout your defined in the RenderListItem form to display the list entries.

You assign a layout set to each iView. You use the layout set to define which commands are to be displayed next to the list entries.

Procedure


  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Content Administration  Next navigation step Portal Content. End of the navigation path

  2. Create an iView for authors.

    Use the KM Navigation iView iView template . Enter the data in the table below into the iView properties.

    Property

    Value

    Layout Set

    NewsExplorer

    Layout set mode

    Exclusive

    Path to initially displayed folder

    Path to the folder in which the XML documents are stored.

    Example : /documents/myNews

    Path to root folder for navigation

    Path to the folder in which the XML documents are stored. If you want to enable navigation, you can also specify a subordinate folder.

    Example : /documents/myNews

  3. Create an iView for readers.

    Use the KM Navigation iView iView template . Enter the data in the table below into the iView properties.

    Property

    Value

    Layout Set

    NewsBrowser

    Layout set mode

    Exclusive

    Path to initially displayed folder

    Path to the folder in which the XML documents are stored.

    Example : /documents/myNews

    Path to root folder for navigation

    Path to the folder in which the XML documents are stored. If you want to enable navigation, you can also specify a subordinate folder.

    Example : /documents/myNews

    Note

    The NewsExplorer and NewsBrowser are not only for news items - they are for all types of document that you create with XML forms.

    If you want to display different commands than those delivered as standard next to list entries, create a layout set in the configuration and enter the layout set in question into the iView properties instead of the layout set mentioned above.

  4. Assign the iViews to a page for authors and a page for readers.