Frequently Asked Questions

Content Groups

Can I change the name of a baseline module? Is there a downside to this? Will changing the name of a baseline module complicate an upgrade?

It is OK to change the name of a module, assuming that this is all that you do. We recommend that you do not lock the Content Group record when you change it. After a build upgrade, edit the Content Group record to change the name back to the desired name.

If you want to change a word throughout a module, on labels, forms, columns, child forms, we recommend strongly against doing this. If, for example, you want to change every instance of the word "Member" to "Subscriber", this is simply a bad idea as you will be greatly complicating your upgrade path simply because of nomenclature. Keep in mind that eWeb is different, and can accommodate more exact text.

Navigation

How do I add a form or a page to my NetForum favorites?

1. Navigate to the form or page that you would like to add to your NetForum Favorites.
2. Click the Favorites Menu tab
3. Click Add to Favorites.
4. On the Add Favorites form, the name defaults to the current page. Edit as desired. You will want to edit the name if you are adding a form to Favorites.
5. Enter an order number. This will determine the order in which the favorites item is listed in the Favorites menu.
6. Click Save.
7. Refresh your NetForum session to display the new Favorite item.

What is the difference between using a Find Group Item Link and using a Query Group Item Link?

Find Group Item Links launch Find forms, which use a pre-defined set of columns to locate a record or group of records. Query Group Item Links launch Query forms, which allow the user to pick the columns to use to locate a record or group of records.

How do I hide a baseline Dashboard page?

View the steps to hide a dashboard page in the Group Item Link Procedures topic.

Data Objects

Some NetForum Objects not have Data Objects. Why?

Most Static Facade Objects do not use Toolkit metadata Data Objects. Instead, their data objects are initialized in C# programming code. You will know that an Object is a Static Facade Object if its assembly is not Data and if its type name is not Avectra.netForum.Data.DynamicFacade.

How can I tell what Data Objects are in a Static Facade Object?

There are two ways to determine the Data Objects for any NetForum Facade Object:

• On the Object Profile page, click Action Items > List Object Controls to list the Data Objects.
• The GetFacadeXMLSchema xWeb web method returns a complete snapshot of a NetForum Facade Object, including its Data Objects.

Other

How can I find baseline NetForum RESTful resource schemas?

Note: In baseline NetForum, the form descriptions for REST resource forms begin with word Rest.

1. In Toolkit, select Form > Find Form from the left navigation menu.
2. On the Find Dynamic Form form, enter rest in the Form Description field, and click Go.
3. The List Dynamic Form opens to display the list of the baseline REST Resource schemas as well as any custom schemas created at your organization.