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Configuring the Version Selection view in the Publication Manager

This topic describes how an administrator can modify the list view of the VersionSelection in the Publication Manager.

About this task

These steps allow a trained administrator to make simple changes. Fundamental changes require training or consulting support for Content Manager.

Procedure

  1. Locate the file MetadataConfig.xml that can be found on the Content Manager server in the Content Manager website folder under\Author\ASP\ClientConfig. All repository views are automatically generated by interpreting information from this metadata configuration file.
  2. Make a backup copy of this file. If your changes turn out to be incompatible with the system, you can always revert to the original version.
  3. Open the original file in an XML editor and make sure that the schema named MetadataConfig.xsd is available for XML validation.
  4. Familiarize yourself with the structure of this file. You will notice that there is a first (large) section that defines all forms (<ishfrmdef>) and a second section that defines all list views (<ishlistdef>).
  5. Locate the element (<ishlist>) with ID "Trisoft.PublicationManager.Forms.VersionSelectionControl ".
  6. Make the changes within the element. Examples of simple changes are: changing the default sorting, changing the width of a column, changing the order of fields, modifying the default label, removing a field, adding a customer-specific field, etc. If you add a customer-specific field, make sure you use the correct name of the field.
    The screen shot below shows a practical example:

  7. Validate and save the file.
  8. Verify your changes.