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Drag-and-drop support

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A central operating concept in ContentCreator and SiteArchitect is the option to exchange data via a simple drag-and-drop system, e.g., from a report or (Windows) Desktop to a FirstSpirit input component. Data, such as data from reports, can be dragged not only to specific areas of the preview, but also to open forms. This means, for example, that an input component of FS_INDEX type can easily be populated with content from an external product database.

Visualization

Available drop targets are marked during the drag action in SiteArchitect and ContentCreator.
Drag actions on data types that are not compatible with the target are rejected. It is not possible to drop such objects. This is visualized appropriately, too.

In ContentCreator:

In SiteArchitect:

Transfer types

Data exchange via drag-and-drop can only be used with objects of a specific type (“transfer type”). These transfer types are specified for standard FirstSpirit input components, and listed in the table below. If an input component type uses “internal forms” (e.g., FS_CATALOG, FS_DATASET), the internal forms also take account of the relevant transfer type.

Depending on the input component, support for a type may also depend on

  • the client used (SiteArchitect or ContentCreator) and/or
  • the configuration of the input component.

During a drag-and-drop action, the dropped object is not moved; instead, the action creates a copy or a reference.

Drop Editor

“Drop Editors ” in ContentCreator are a special case with their own specific use rules. These are special input components in a template that can be configured as drop targets. If an element is dropped on an appropriately configured FS_CATALOG, DOM-Editor, or Imagemap, a paragraph, dataset, or link is created that contains the dropped element. The dropped element is saved in the input component defined as the “Drop Editor”. The transfer types for the input components listed in the table are expanded to include the types accepted by the selected Drop Editor.

The Drop Editor can be defined in the following template types:

Drop target

Drop Editor

Template type

Drop element

Result

DOM

FS_REFERENCE

Link template

See table below (specifically Picture/File, PageRef)

Link in DOM with dropped element in defined Drop Editor

IMAGEMAP

Picture

FS_DATASET

Dataset

FS_INDEX

See table below

DOM

Text

TEXT

TEXTAREA

CATALOG

FS_REFERENCE

Section template

See table below (specifically Picture/File, PageRef)

Catalog entry with dropped element in defined Drop Editor

IMAGEMAP

Picture

FS_DATASET

Dataset

FS_INDEX

See table below

DOM

Text

TEXT

TEXTAREA

IMAGEMAP

FS_REFERENCE

Link template
(The background image must already have been selected)

See table below (specifically Picture/File, PageRef)

Link in image map with dropped element in defined Drop Editor

IMAGEMAP

Picture

FS_DATASET

Dataset

FS_INDEX

See table below

DOM

Text

TEXT

TEXTAREA

     

New sections, datasets, and list entries (for FS_CATALOG and FS_INDEX) can also be created by dropping elements on a specially configured FS_BUTTON. For more information, see FS_BUTTON handler classes.

Overview of standard input components

Input component

Permitted transfer types

Restrictions/conditions

FS_CATALOG

FormData

SiteArchitect only.
The dropped element must fit the definition of TEMPLATES/TEMPLATE (template/ntype).

FS_DATASET

Dataset

 

FS_INDEX

Dataset

Only when using the DatasetDataAccessPlugin
(...)

All transfer types allowed in the configured drop editor of the table template (see paragraph Drop Editor).

ContentCreator only.
Only when using the DatasetDataAccessPlugin*
(...)

in the referenced DataAccessPlugin defined transfer types

 

FS_REFERENCE

FirstSpirit elements
(see tag FILTER)

 

External files

Uploads must be permitted (upload="yes").

CMS_INPUT_COMBOBOX

Option

SiteArchitect only.
The dropped value must fit the definition of ENTRIES/ENTRY (selectable values).

CMS_INPUT_DATE

Date

SiteArchitect only.

CMS_INPUT_DOM

Text

ContentCreator: Not supported for forms.

CMS_INPUT_DOMTABLE

Text

 

CMS_INPUT_IMAGEMAP

Picture

ContentCreator: Only when no background image has yet been selected.

CMS_INPUT_LINK

Link

SiteArchitect only.

CMS_INPUT_NUMBER

Text

SiteArchitect only.

Number

Option

SiteArchitect only.
The dropped value must be a number and fit the definition of type.

CMS_INPUT_RADIOBUTTON

Option

SiteArchitect only.
The dropped value must fit the definition of ENTRIES/ENTRY (selectable values).

CMS_INPUT_TEXT/
CMS_INPUT_TEXTAREA

Text

ContentCreator: Not supported for forms.

CMS_INPUT_TOGGLE

Boolean

SiteArchitect only.

   

The configuration restrictions/conditions set out in the table are mandatory values and deviations from the standard configuration. Optional configuration parameters may also affect whether or not an input component can be dropped, for example

The dropped element must fit the configuration of the target input components.

Access via API

For further information on the drag-and-drop features of DataAccessPlugins in the FirstSpirit Access API, see also Interfaces

For more information, see also the chapter entitled Plug-in development.

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