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Warning Do not insert widgets within the form of an article. An error will cause the article to not appear online. |
If 'Search Filters' have been selected on a Body With Search or Template with Search articles' Article|Criteria page, the search filter can be inserted (along with a Search Results widget) so that search results can be filter by the selected options.
Search filters can also be inserted into 'Secondary Linked Feature' articles and any filtering information will be pulled from the article's selected 'Search Filters' and search results.
You can also add parent/child and multi-filters to your events to allow customers to filter their results even further (by genre and then sub-genre, for example).
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Hint To change the generic Filter labels (and others) using the Registry - Registry::EN::Business Objects::TScontentBO::Search Criteria node 'Filter [1] field. This update also changes the search result filter headers that appear online, and the labels seen on the Content Management - Articles|Criteria page. |
If you are inserting the search filter in a secondary linked feature article, do not define filters on the secondary article.
To build and insert the Search Filter:
1.Open Content Management from the Desktop.
2.Select the Articles tab.
The Articles|Search page appears.
3.Search for and select the article that you want to work with.
The Articles|Basic page appears.
4.Select the Text tab.
The Articles|Text page appears.
5.Click 'Insert Widget'.
6.Select Search Filter Widget from the dropdown.
The Search Filter Widget dialog box appears:
7.Complete the following fields:
▪css Class: Enter any applicable CSS class information (with no spaces) in this field.
▪css ID: Enter any applicable CSS ID information (with no spaces) in this field.
▪css Style: Enter any applicable CSS styles that you want to apply to the search filter widget (background:blue,color:white).
For more information, refer to Branding.
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Caution If you do not enter any information in the fields below, they will be blank online. |
▪Dropdown Format: Enter true or t to render the search filters as dropdowns instead of hyperlinks. The article will automatically refresh when the list is filtered, and a clear search filter link appears.
▪Title: Enter the name that you want to appear for the search filter.
For information regarding the 'Context Type' dropdowns that appear next to each of the parameter fields, refer to Using Context Types for Widget Parameters.
8.Click 'Insert Widget'.
The filter widget is inserted in the article text.
9.Click 'Apply'
A window confirms that the article was updated.
10.Click 'OK'.
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Hint To change any of the labels that appear in the Configure Parameters for Search Filter Widget dialog box, navigate to the Registry - Registry::EN::Application::Content Management::Widgets::Search Filter Widget node. |
