Asset Elements
The table below provides a list of asset elements that are available for use in the CMS.
Element | Icon | Type | Description |
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Text |
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Plain Text |
Contains only unformatted text. The Plain Text element is often used for titles, abstracts, captions, or contact information. |
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XHTML Editor |
Contains text that accepts formatting, hyperlinks, images, tables, and more. Typically used for the main body of a page to create formatted content. |
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Functional |
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Component |
Creates a relationship between two nodes in the site tree. This element is a slot into which a component can be dropped for other pages to use. |
Organizational |
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Visually groups elements on Site > Edit tab. Typically used to group elements that are similar in nature, for example, event-related elements like Event Name, Event Date, and Event Location. |
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List |
Provides end users the ability to add a variable number of additional sub-elements. Typically used when the number of desired items is unknown. |
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Date / Time |
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Date |
Lets users select a date by way of a calendar date-picker interface. Date content is stored as server time with a GMT offset in UTC format. |
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Local Date |
Lets users select a date from a calendar date-picker interface. Local Date content is stored as YYYY-MM-DD and has no offset. |
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Local Time |
Lets users select a time. Local time content is stored as HH:MM:SS and has no offset. |
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Selection |
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Checkbox |
Selects a binary option such as yes/no or on/off. Typically used to turn on or off some function in the site or component. |
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Dropdown List |
Provides a drop-down list from which a single item can be selected from a predefined list of items. The source for the items in this list can be defined in the schema itself, or can be dynamically generated from nodes within the site tree. |
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Multi-Select:
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Lets users select multiple choices from a list. The various versions of the Multi-Select element have the same editing interface, but differ on how the list of choices is assembled. The source for items in this list can be hard-coded in the schema, queried from a database, executed by a custom script, or dynamically generated from nodes in the Site Tree. |
Refer to Element Attributes for Schema XML for an alphabetical listing of element types and their respective attributes.