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Custom Element Types

There are two types of Custom Elements: Local and Global.

• Local Elements behave much like other standard Elements in CommonSpot. CommonSpot inserts an instance into a page, and it becomes bound to the page, adhering to the security and approval rules that were defined for that page. Local Element content is indexed with other page content, just like any other CommonSpot Element.
• Global Elements are inserted into a page, but are not logically bound to it. When a Global Element is placed on a page, the author either adds a new data record, or selects from an existing data record to display on the page. You can optionally index Global Custom Element content included for the site's full-text index.

See the comparison of Global and Local Custom Elements in the Administrator's Reference.

CommonSpot indexes Local Custom Elements as part of publishing the page on which they are created and edited. You need to explicitly enable indexing for individual Global Custom Elements. This is done by the Site Administrator. Refer to the Viewing Page and Search Properties section of the Administrator's Reference for more information about indexing Global Custom Elements. The changes to a Global Element instance are not versioned like standard page Element or Local Custom Elements.

 

Related Links

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You can download PDF versions of the Content Contributor's, Administrator's, and Elements Reference documents from the support section of paperthin.com (requires login).

The following guides are available from the support site and are in the /docs/directory of your CommonSpot Server:

• Getting Started Guide
• Upgrade Guide
• Release Notes

You can also download these other guides from the support section of paperthin.com (with login):

• Developer's Guide
• Template Developer's Guide
• Shared Database Configuration Guide
• Replication vs Shared Database Guide 

Sites upgrading from versions earlier than release 6.0 should review the following (from the support section of paperthin.com - requires login):

• What's New in CommonSpot 6.0
• CommonSpot 6.0.0 Menu Quick Reference

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http://www.paperthin.com/support/

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