Template set

Concept

Template are used by a large number of components in iKnowBase. The template set feature allows you to define links to existing templates or/and create new inline templates used by the specific component.
This chapter will focus on the user interface where you define such template set.
To read more about scripts and templates, see Using Scripts and templates in the iKnowBase API Reference.

Features of Template set:

Create inline templates
Use existing shared templates.
Copy or share inline templates
Detach a shared templates and make it inline

Properties

This section describes the properties of an template set.

Property	Description
Add Shared template	Choose among shared templates for the specific component type. Only templates with the same template type as the context you are in will be available.
Add Inline template	Create a local, inline template used only by this component.
Action	The following actions are available: Move up/down: Move a template up or down in the set Delete: Delete the template from the template set Copy: Will create a new inline template Share: Will convert a inline template to a shared template Detach: Will convert a shared template to an inline template (only if the template is used by one component)
Ident/label	Name of the template in the set. The default template will be the first template in the component.
Inline/shared	Displays if its a shared or inline template
Template	For shared templates it will let you either go to the selected templated or call a popup to select another one. Inline templates are maintain within the component in a separate tab named after the ident of the template.
Implementation	Displays the implementation type

Inline templates

This section describes how to maintain an inline template. Shared templates are described in Templates in the DevelopmentReference.

First, the inline template will be available as a separate tab named like Ident name you gave.

Multiple inline templates will create multiple tabs.

The screen to maintain the inline tab looks like this:

Property	Description
Template type	The value is given by the context. e.g a inline template for a presentation style will set the template type to Presentation style.
Implementation type	Select the appropriate implemetation type. Choose between the following options: FreeMarker template Groovy template Groovy XMLtemplate Groovy script Html Script JavaScript
Template	Type the template code using the appropriate syntax (FreeMarker, html, javascript or Groovy). Click on the label to enter a full screen editing mode, where you can use CTRL+S to save.

Property

Description

Template type

The value is given by the context. e.g a inline template for a presentation style will set the template type to Presentation style.

Implementation type

Select the appropriate implemetation type. Choose between the following options:

FreeMarker template
Groovy template
Groovy XMLtemplate
Groovy script
Html Script
JavaScript

Template

Type the template code using the appropriate syntax (FreeMarker, html, javascript or Groovy). Click on the label to enter a full screen editing mode, where you can use CTRL+S to save.

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