Performing tasks on a Compound Template in Content Manager Explorer
This section describes the generic tasks you can perform on a Compound Page Template, Compound Component Template, or Template Building Block Compound Template in Content Manager Explorer.
You can search the source code of the Template or Template Building Block by searching the field called ContentText. Specifically, to search for a string called foo in the Templates and Template Building Blocks in your current location and its subfolders, enter the following in the search input text field: ContentText:*foo* (note the use of asterisks).
You can also perform a number of tasks by opening the item and using the buttons in the various tabs of the Ribbon toolbar. Here are some often-used buttons and the tabs in which you can find them:
| Icon | Tab | Description |
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| Home | Saves the Compound Template. | |
| Home | Saves the Compound Template and closes the dialog. | |
| Home | Saves the Compound Template and creates and opens a new Compound Template. | |
| Home | Checks in an item that you have checked-out. | |
| Home | Checks out a checked-in item for your exclusive use. | |
| Home | Undoes the changes to an item you have checked-out; the previous version of the item remains the current version and your changes are discarded. | |
| Home | Displays the Version History List which lists all versions for these items. In the Version History List, you can perform the following tasks:
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| Organize | Localizes the Compound Template. | |
| Organize | Unlocalizes the Compound Template. | |
| Home | Publishes the Compound Template. The following describes the Publish/Republish actions on a Compound Page Template:
The following describes the Publish/Republish actions on a Compound Component Template:
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| Home | Unpublishes the template. The following describes the Unpublish action on a Compound Page Template:
The following describes the Unpublish action on a Compound Component Template:
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| Home | Shows the relationships between the Compound Template item and other items. For a Compound Page Template:
For a Compound Component Template:
For a Compound Template used as a Template Building Block:
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| Home | Previews a Compound Page Template or Compound Component Template by combining it with a Page or Component, respectively. For a Page Template:
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| Home | Compares two versions of the Compound Template. |