Difference between revisions of "XML Section Builder"

Revision as of 06:49, 18 October 2012

The XML Section Builder can be used to create XML templates without knowing advanced HTML or XML.

To enable:

• Select the Enable Builder checkbox on the custom field settings page and click Save.
• Click the Section Builder button at the top of the page to enter the builder.

Builder

• Node names must not contain spaces and not be blank.
• CSS classes specified can either be the system defined classes, or you can create your own CSS classes and include them in the <style> tag on the Template
• The formula can refer to other cells within the section using the following syntax:
• [row#,column#]

Example

[1,1]+[1,2]

• The formula can refer to fields in other sections using the following syntax:
• [@section.yoursectionname.id@_rowname_colname]

Example:

=[@section.InternalFunding.id@_Total_Amount]/[@section.TotalFunding.id@_Total_Amount]*100

Template

Within the XML Field template you can pull the sections you have created using the following syntax:

• @section.sectionname@

Example

 <table>
    <tr><td>Revenue</td></tr>
    <tr><td>@section.Revenue@</td></tr>
    <tr><td><br>Expenses</td></tr>
    <tr><td>@section.Expenses@</td></tr>
 </table>