Through the use of context fields, you can create an article template that will pull information from the selected source.
For example, if you link a Template article to an event using the 'URL for Published Event' field on the Event Configuration - Events|Basic page, when customers click the more info link, information pertaining to the event will be populated in the appropriate context fields.
To create an article template:
1.Open Content Management from the Desktop.
2.Select the Articles tab.
The Articles|Search page appears.
3.Click 'Create New'.
The Articles|Basic page appears.
4.Select Template or Template with Search from the 'Article Type' dropdown.
5.Enter the details of the article into fields in the article details group box.
6.Select the Text tab.
The Articles|Text page appears.
7.Insert the text that you want to preceed the information in the context field (Doors Open: for an event context field).
Click 'Insert Context Field'.
The Article Context Type dialog box appears.
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Information If you did not select Template or Template with Search from the 'Article Type' dropdown on the Article|Basic page, the button will not appear. |
8.Select the context type that you want to use from the dropdown (Entry_Date for an event context field).
For a list of all of the available context types and their definitions, refer to Context Types and Online Searchable Fields.
9.Optionally, select a context item from the 'Context (optional)' dropdown (Event).
10.Click 'Insert Context Field'.
The context field is inserted.
11.For every context field that you want to add, repeat the process from Step 9.
12.Select the Criteria tab.
The Articles|Criteria page appears.
13.Click 'Add Criteria'.
A new Criteria row appears.
14.Select ID from the 'Field' dropdown.
15.Select Match Condition (Context) from the 'Type' dropdown.
16.Select Equals from the 'Operator' dropdown.
Adding this criteria row will ensure that article's context fields will pull information from the associated item.
17.For every criteria row that you want to add, repeat the process from Step 14.
18.Click 'Create'.
A window confirms that the article was created.
19.Click 'OK'
