Trying out a Footprint Set

You can try out target conditions in the form of a temporary Footprint Set that you apply immediately. Unless you save the conditions, your Footprint settings are lost when your session ends.

Procedure

  1. Open a browser, access a Web page that is editable and start editing by clicking the SDL Tridion button at the top left corner of the page.
  2. Select the Preview tab in the ribbon toolbar.
    In the Footprints area, you see a dropdown with the value Session Footprint Set selected. This means that you see content targeted for Footprints that apply to you, such as the browser you use or your geographic location.
  3. Click Edit Footprint Set.
    A Footprint Settings dialog opens.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Click on the grey circle on the left of the Footprint you want to overwrite.
    • Select the Footprint you want to overwrite, and in the content area, select Overwrite with the following value.
    In either case, the grey circle of this Footprint is now a white checkmark on a green background, and in the content area, Overwrite with the following value is selected.
  5. Below Overwrite with the following value, select or enter an overwrite value for this field. Depending on the field, you may see radiobuttons, a dropdown, a text field, or a different control. (You may see an indication that your value is invalid, with an instruction to change it.)
  6. Repeat these steps for any other Footprints you want to overwrite.
  7. When you have finished, click Apply.
    The Footprint settings are applied, overwriting your own, to the Web page.
  8. You can now edit the content you see, or navigate to another editable Web page to see how it looks with these Footprint settings applied. Your own Footprint settings are restored when your session ends.
  9. To try out a different set of Footprint settings, click Edit Footprint Set again to edit the Session Footprint Set again, change one or more Footprints, and click Apply again.
  10. To save these Footprint settings permanently, click Edit Footprint Set again to edit the Session Footprint Set again, and in the dialog that opens, select Save as New Set.
    A Title field appears and, if you have permissions to do so, a Share this Footprint Set check box also appears.
  11. Give your Footprint Set a name and, if you can and want to, select to share this Footprint Set with other users. Then click Save.
  12. Your new Footprint Set appears in the dropdown and, if you shared it, also in the corresponding dropdown of other users. Your new Footprint Set is selected and applied. The dropdown item also shows the values applied.