Difference between revisions of "System Variables"

Revision as of 11:26, 27 September 2012

The System Variables setting on the Global Settings page allows you to create and edit system-wide Custom Fields within your instance. These variables can be referred to from anywhere within SmartSimple using the following syntax:

@system.variable name@

Example: If you have created a System Variable named Tax Rate you would use:

@system.tax rate@

A global System Library can be accessed as system variables. The available values and functions can be found under System Variables on the Global Settings page. The syntax is:

@system.library.variable name@

Example: To return a list of languages from the global library, you would use:

@system.library.language@

System 2

You can also pre-process the variable name to access different system variables based on the context.

For example, if on a Web Page View you have a button that you want to have a different value based on the langid of the user.

• Create 2 System Variables with

• Name: Open1 Value: Open
• Name: Open2 Value: Ouvert

And refer to them on the Web Page View as follows

 <input type=button value="@system2.Open@me.langid@@" onclick="doThis()">

The system will replace @me.langid@ with either 1 or 2 depending if the current user has their primary language set as English or French(Canada). Then will pull the relevant System Variable

See Also

• Pandora - Update a System Variable