.. include:: ../Includes.txt .. _users-manual-backendtemplate: Backend Template ---------------- Each DCE has not only a template for the frontend output, but also for the backend output. Without a backend template you will not be able to see differences in your content elements, in the page or list view. DCE provides two ways to set up the backend template: - Simple Backend View and - Manual Backend Fluid template Simple Backend View =================== The Simple Backend View allows you to define fields you want to display, just by clicking it. .. image:: Images/backend-view-simple.png :alt: Simple Backend View for DCEs This example looks like this in backend: .. image:: Images/dce-container-in-backend.png :alt: DCE Container when Simple Backend View is enabled You can make some adjustments here, using PageTS. .. code-block:: typoscript tx_dce.defaults { simpleBackendView { titleCropLength = 10 titleCropAppendix = ... imageWidth = 50c imageHeight = 50c } } Manual Backend Fluid Template ============================= When you disable the Simple Backend View, you can enter (or reference to a file) a template using the "BackendTemplate" Fluid layout, which has two sections: **header** and **bodytext** .. code-block:: html {dce.title}
Your backend template goes here... .. note:: Currently, it is not possible to access to DCE container info in manual backend template.