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Creating a new Datatype¶
Please go to the list module or the DataViewer Backend Module, click on "Create a new record" and select "Datatype". You need to have fields for assigning them to the Datatype. If you did not create fields, you can assign them later.
Configuration¶
Tab "General"¶
- Name
- A name for your Datatype (e.g. Movie, News, Job, Address or any other you want!)
- Description
- A description text, that will be showed in the backend when creating/editing records.
- Template File for Rendering (PartViewHelper)
- This Datatype can have a separate rendering template. When used the PartViewHelper, it can render the whole Datatype as a finalized html result.
- Fields
- The fields, that the Datatype contains. The ordering of the fields is used in displaying the record.
- Create tabs and assign fields
- You can create tabs and assign fields to them. There is also a possibility to put an Font Awesome Icon to the Tab-Name.
Tab "Appearance"¶
- Icon
- The icon of the Datatype that will be displayed in the backend.
- Color
- Lets you change the background color, when you are creating/editing a record.
- Title Divider Character
- You can assign a divider, when you use fields as record title. The fields are bound together and imploded by the selected character.
- Hide Records of this type in list
- If this checkbox is enabled, all records of this type will be hidden in the backend lists. This option can be used, when a Datatype can have other Datatypes as Inline-Elements. These elements are not needed to be displayed in the backend.
- Hide Button to Add new Record
- Hides the button in the toolbar to create a new record of a datatype that is found on the selected page.