Datalynx Tags

Datalynx tags are special patterns used in the view settings as a placeholder. These tags inserted in the settings will then be replaced in the view with dynamically created data.

Example 1: The tag ##author:firstname##, is placed in the view setting "entry template". The user "Micheal Mulley" creates a new entry. The owner of this entry is Micheal Mulley. Viewing the entry will now display "Micheal" in the exact place the tag ##author:firstname## was set in the "view settings". The firstname of the author is taken from the users profile field

Example 2: The tag [[my favourite film]] is placed in the "entry template" settings of a view. Before the field "my favourite film" was created in "Manage -> Fields" (type: text). The user clicks on the button "Add new entry" in the default view. A form will open, where the user can enter his/her favourite film in a form, at the exact place where [[my favourite film]] was put in the view settings "entry template".

Datalynx tag types

There are different types of datalynx tags. They can be divided into "where they can be placed" and "what data can be manipulated".

• Datalynx field tags: These tags will display the value of a field, in an entry. In editing mode they will show a form element, that is used for data input. Datalynx field tags can only be used in the "entry template" section in the settings of a view
  • Patterns of a datalynx field tag: This is the pattern used in the view settings as a placeholder
    • [[fieldname]] This will display the value of a field in an entr
    • [[fieldname@]] This will display the content of the "field label", which itself includes a conditional text (that means for example a description of the field and the field value itself. If the field value is empty, the field label will not be shown at all). For a detailed explanation of the field label have a look at [[Datalynx Fields|Fields]
• Datalynx entry tags: TB

Datalynx tag locations

There are 2 main locations in where to put tags, and some other rare usecases. The main locations are in the settings of a view "view template" and "entry template"

• View template: These tags have the following propertie
  • They do not handle data of a single entr
  • They do not handle data of a single use
  • They handle data of general view properties: Example: ##quicksearch## provides a search field for entering keywords to search all entries
• Entry templat
  • User data relevant for a single entry. Example: ##author:lastname## displays the last name of the author of an entry in the entry itself
  • Entry properties relevant for a single entry. Example: the id of an entry ##entryid###
  • Field tags. These tags are used to display and edit different types of data in a single entry. Example: [[duration]] will display a duration. The field has to be defined in "Manage -> Fields" prior to be used in a view. In this case the field is of the type "duration".
  • Other tags: These include action tags for approving entries, or comment tags for commenting or rating tags
• Other location
  • Within tags Example: A tag for creating a download link in order to download a PDF, can include the entry id of an entry, that should be exported as PDF
  • Special view settings: In the PDF view there is a possibility to define the name of a PDF, tags like ##author:lastname## can be used to dynamically create the filenam

List of tags

Tag	Description	Result	Example	Location