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SmartSimple recommends that List Views created in our [[Historic List View|historic]] format be converted to our current format, in order to take advantage of new functionality and future upgrades.
 
SmartSimple recommends that List Views created in our [[Historic List View|historic]] format be converted to our current format, in order to take advantage of new functionality and future upgrades.
  
  
The configuration screen for the [[Historic List View|historic]] list view appears as follows:
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The configuration screen for the [[Historic List View|historic]] list view appears as follows:<br />
 
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To convert SmartSimple list views to the new format, system administrators should do the following:
 
To convert SmartSimple list views to the new format, system administrators should do the following:
# [[Accessing the List View Configuration Page|Go to]] the list view configuration page for the existing (historic) list view and take note of the fields that have been selected.
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# [[Accessing the List View Configuration Page|Go to]] the list view configuration page for the existing (historic) list view and take note of the fields that have been selected. <br>(For more complex list views, system administrators may want to scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "Sort Order" and "Template" buttons to take note of any customized sort orders or HTML templates that have been defined for the historic list view.)
# For more complex list views, system administrators may want to scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "Template" button to take note of any customized HTML templates that have been defined for the historic list view.
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# Scroll to the bottom of the page and Delete the historic list view.
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# Follow the steps to [[Configuring List Views|create]] a new list view.
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SmartSimple recommends that List Views created in our historic format be converted to our current format, in order to take advantage of new functionality and future upgrades.


The configuration screen for the historic list view appears as follows:
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To convert SmartSimple list views to the new format, system administrators should do the following:

  1. Go to the list view configuration page for the existing (historic) list view and take note of the fields that have been selected.
    (For more complex list views, system administrators may want to scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "Sort Order" and "Template" buttons to take note of any customized sort orders or HTML templates that have been defined for the historic list view.)
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and Delete the historic list view.
  3. Follow the steps to create a new list view.


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