How to override the insert backend template of a custom modu - Sitefinity - Front- & Back-End Development

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Posted by Community Admin on 24-Feb-2011 00:00

Hi,

How do I override/extend the backend template of a custom module? Can I implement an .ascx template containing the fields in the module and reffer to that instead of the autogenerated view? If so how to map the individual field on the custom template so that Sitefinity know which fild on the template is mapped to which field on the module?

Thanks,
Duneel

Posted by Community Admin on 07-Mar-2011 00:00

Hello Duneel,

Which template exactly you would like to override? If you mean the DetailForm template, you can do it by specifying an external template in the definitions of your module. Let's say your module is called ProductsModule, then the definition of the detail form may look like:

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var productsEditDetailView = new DetailFormViewElement(backendContentView.ViewsConfig)

Title = "EditItem",

ViewName = ProductsDefinitions.BackendEditViewName,

ViewType = typeof(DetailFormView),

ShowSections = true,

DisplayMode = FieldDisplayMode.Write,

ShowTopToolbar = true,

ResourceClassId = typeof(ProductsResources).Name,

WebServiceBaseUrl = "~/Sitefinity/Services/Content/Products.svc/",

IsToRenderTranslationView = true

;

You need to add the TemplatePath pointing to your custom template like this,

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TemplatePath = "~/YourCustomTemplate.aspx"

You can look through the Products module code that shipped as a sample in the SDK package. There you can see how the templates are used and how you can map and persist fields.

Kind regards,
George
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