Structure Group settings
You can define general settings, Metadata, default Page Template and Workflow settings for Structure Groups.
General settings
The following table lists the Structure Group general settings.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | You must provide a name for the Structure Group that is unique within the Structure Group in which you create it. In a BluePrint, this naming constraint extends to any Parent or Child Publications in the BluePrint. |
| Directory location | The Content Manager determines this read-only field at a Publication settings level. You cannot edit it in a Structure Group. |
| Directory | The URL of the directory in which the Content Manager will publish Pages created in this Structure Group. If this is a root Structure Group, this field is optional. |
| Publishable | A yes/no setting that determines if the Content Manager can publish Pages created in the Structure Group and Pages in nested Structure Groups. This setting defaults to Yes. |
The URL to which the Content Manager publishes Pages is a combination of the following:
- Publication Target — the Publication Target is determined by the Target Type to which the user published the item
- Publication path — the Publication path is a property of a Publication
- Structure Group directory settings:
- for a Page, this is the concatenation of the directory properties of all nesting Structure Groups starting with the root Structure Group. Each directory is separated by a forward slash "/".
- for a multimedia file, this is determined by the Page Template or the Component Template. If the Templates fail to specify a Structure Group, the location defaults to the location specified in the Images URL property of a Publication
For example, the Target Type "Live" is associated with the Publication Target called Live, which publishes to a specific location (in this example this is http://www.docs.com). The Publication URL is "France". The Structure Group directory is /news/press_release. A Page published in this Structure Group is published to the following URL:
http://www.docs.com/France/News/press_release
Metadata
Structure Groups can also contain Metadata. These are based on Metadata Schemas and appear below the Metadata Schema field.
These fields could, for example, store additional information about the colors of the Pages in the Structure Group. These fields interact with the Page Templates and Component Templates used on the Pages.
Default Page Template
You can specify a default Page Template for a Structure Group. The default Page Template specifies the Template that an end user can use in any Pages created in the Structure Group.
If a series of Pages use the default template, you can change the default template in the Structure Group. As a result, all Pages that used the default automatically update to the newly selected Default Page Template.
The Inherit from Parent setting determines if this Structure Group inherits the default Page Template from the Structure Group in which this Structure Group is nested. If you select this setting, end users cannot specify a default Page Template.
Workflow
If you have Workflow Management rights, and Workflow Process Definitions have been created for the Publication, you can create a Process Association in a Structure Group.
When you associate a Workflow Process Definition with a Structure Group, all new or edited Pages that end users store in the Structure Group enter a Workflow Process.