Users can edit embedded components within list item content trays via In-Context Editing
(ICE) mode. Use ICE to navigate directly to the original component's xID.
Users can make changes to embedded component content in page fields structures.
For embedded component content, editing options include:
- Edit embedded component fields. Change the field values of the currently embedded
component unit.
- Save embedded component to a new xID. Save the embedded component unit as a separate component item within . This option assigns a new xID to the component, and the list item
references the component item rather than embedding the content.
- Save embedded component to an existing xID. If the embedded component unit was
previously referenced, users can save the embedded content unit and any new changes to the
original component item within . This option references the original component xID and adds any changes
made while the content was embedded to the component. The list item references the
component item rather than embedding the content.
To edit embedded components via ICE:
- Access ICE mode. See Accessing ICE Mode for details.
- Select the header of the referenced component you want to edit within the
Edit tab workspace.
Tip
For components nested within list elements, the list element icon
indicates where a list starts within the page fields structure. A gear icon
displays in the header of list items that contain component content.
- Choose the step that suits your needs.
Note
If the header toolbar options don't initially display, then select the
Show Actions vertical ellipses (...)
icon to access them.
- Edit the currently embedded component content, and then apply your changes.
- Convert the currently embedded component content to a new component item with an xID.
- Select in the header
toolbar.
If
the embedded content correlates with a pre-existing component, the
Component Sharing dialog displays.
- If the Component Sharing dialog displays, select
Create New.
The Select parent page for
component sharing dialog displays.
- Search for and select a parent folder, page, or component based on the item's
friendly name or xID in the provided field.
Note
This content item serves as the
parent of the new component xID.
- Click Select.
The embedded content converts to a new
component item. The system creates the component under the selected parent in , and the content tray placement references the new component's
xID.
- Optional: See CMS 10.6 Editing Existing Components via In-Context Editing for details to make changes to existing component item
references.
- Convert the currently embedded component content to a pre-existing component item,
and update the component with any changes made while the content was embedded.
- Select in the header
toolbar.
The
Component Sharing dialog displays.
- Select Update Original.
Troubleshooting
The system only
completes the update when you have the original component checked out and assigned
to you with
full access security
permissions. If you don't know the xID of the correlating component,
review the
Alert message that displays in the interface after
selecting
Update Original.The embedded content
converts to the existing component item. If any changes were made while the
content was embedded, the system adds the content changes to the component. The
content tray placement references the existing component's xID.
- Optional: See CMS 10.6 Editing Existing Components via In-Context Editing for details to make changes to existing component item
references.
- Select Save in the Edit tab toolbar to save
your ICE changes.
Warning
Always save after making ICE changes. Otherwise, the system will not
preserve your new changes.
Next Steps (optional): If a list element contains list items with embedded components,
see CMS 10.6 ICE List Elements for details to add, replace,
remove, or reorder the list items.