New Tables

This item opens the form used to generate the new tables of the extension.

Tip

Click on the icons at the right hand side of New Tables:

• to access to this section of the documentation.

• to save the configuration

• to generate the extension.

The New Tables form has three different sections:

• the table configuration.

• the fields overview.

• the field configuration.

Table Configuration

This section contains several fields which have an impact on the behavior of the extension.

• Table Name: enter in this field a short name for the table.

  Important

  The SAV Library Kickstarter always prepend to the field tx_yourextensioname for Plus type and tx_yourextensioname_domain_model for Basic and Mvc types.

  If your enter, for example, shortname, the real name in the database will be tx_yourextensioname_shortname for Plus type and tx_yourextensioname_domain_model_shortname for Basic and Mvc types.

  For Plus type, if you leave this field empty, the real name in the database for the table will be tx_yourextensioname.

• Table Title: enter the table title which will appear in the backend.

• Add "Deleted" field: select the checkbox to add the field deleted to the table in the database.

• Add "Hidden" field: select the checkbox to add the field hidden to the table in the database.

• Add "Starttime" field: select the checkbox to add the field starttime to the table in the database.

• Add "Endtime" field: select the checkbox to add the field endtime tor the table in the database.

• Add Access "group" field: select the checkbox to add the field fe_group to the table in the database.

• Enabled localization features: select the checkbox to add the fields for the localization of the record.

• Enable versioning: select the checkbox to add the fields for versionning of the record.

• Add "Save and new" button in forms: select the checkbox to add a Save and New button in Edit views.

• Allowed in "Insert Records" field in content elements: select this checkbox if you want to add the table to the list of tables allowed to be included by content element type "Insert records".

• Allowed on pages: select this checkbox if you want to add the table to the default list of allowed tables on pages. Use the default icon selector to choose the color of the record icon in the backend.

• Label-field: use the selector to choose the field that will appear in the backend. By defaul the label will be the uid.

• Label User Function: when a special labeling is needed in the backend, you may use a label_userFunc.

• Type-field, if any: field name, which defines the "record type"(see type).

• Manual ordering of records: select this checkbox if you want to order manually the records.

• If "Manual ordering" is not set, order the table by this field: use this selector to order the record by ascending order of the Label-field in the backend.

• Descending order: select this checkbox for a descending order.

Fields Overview

The first part of the Field overview section controls several actions.

Icons at the right hand side of Field Configuration can be respectively used to:

• add a new field.

• save the configuration.

• generate the extension.

• sort the current view in the same order as the view in the selector View.

• copy the field configuration of the selected field from the view in the selector View to the current view.

• copy the fields configuration from the view in the selector View to the current view.

The second part of the Field overview section deals with the control of fields which will be rendered in each view and each folder, if any for the view. You can select a view or a folder in a view, edit, move or delete fields.

The third part of the Field overview section provides extra fields control action.

• The first icon toogles the display of all fields, possibly in a folder if any.

• The selector can be used to move a field below another one.

Field Configuration

This section is opened by clicking on a field name or an edit icon in the Fields Overview section.

• Field name: sets the name of the field in the database.

• Field title: sets label for the field.

• Field type: sets type of the field.

• Display cond.: adds a display condition.

• Folders: sets the folder for the field, if any.

Specific configuration options are added depending on the field type.

Enter configuration attributes for the field in the textarea. See the Reference section of this manual for allowed attributes for each type.