Customizing Aspen Templates TEC04

Elizabeth Lucchese

Agenda

• Introduction to templates• Finding template names• Using multiple templates per detail page • Using template editor • Block-based templates• Form-based templates • Exercises• Questions and feedback

What is a template?• Defines fields that appear on detail page

• Defines layout of detail page

• Can be as simple or complex as needed:– Course detail page– Student detail page– IEP form

• Integrates with Data Dictionary

• Powerful tool for customizing your Aspen system!

Agenda

• Introduction to templates• Finding template names• Having multiple templates per detail page • Using the template editor • Block-based templates• Form-based templates • Exercises• Questions and feedback

Finding template names

Context ID

Agenda

• Introduction to templates• Finding template names• Having multiple templates per detail page • Using the template editor • Block-based templates• Form-based templates • Exercises• Questions and feedback

Agenda

• Introduction to templates• Finding template names• Having multiple templates per detail page • Using the template editor • Block-based templates• Form-based templates • Exercises• Questions and feedback

Multiple templatesJust need the same Context ID

Templates

Field Sets

How are templates created?• With XML (eXtensible Markup Language)

• Templates are a series of <tags>

• Similar to HTML – but easier!

• Property tags identify Data Dictionary fields.

• Layout is achieved by nesting property tags inside various layout tags.

• New template editor makes this EASY!

Template editor Puts a graphical user face on the template writer

Ground Rules• Each template has a root data table:

• Student

• Staff

• Course

• Anything you can show on a field set can be displayed with a template.

• Templates are associated with a navigation ID.

Tabs

Row &

Block

Lines

Cells

Text

Block-based templates

Block-based templates

<template>

<tab name=“Demographics”>

<row>

<block>

<line>

<cell><text>Student Details</text></cell>

</line>

<line>

<cell><property id=“relStdPsnOid.psnNameFirst” /></cell>

<cell><property id=“relStdPsnOid.psnNameMiddle”/></cell>

<cell><property id=“relStdPsnOid.psnNameLast” /></cell>

</line>

<line>

<cell><horizontal-rule /></cell>

</line>

<line>

<cell><property id=“stdIDLocal” /></cell>

<cell><property id=“stdIDState”/></cell>

<cell><property id=“stdYog” /></cell>

</line>

</block>

</row>

</tab>

</template

Source

Demographics

Result

(First Name) (Middle Name) (Last Name)

Student Details

(Local ID) (State ID) (YOG)

Block-based templates

Other notable features• Shaded cells• Borders• Adjustable font sizes• Radio buttons• Checkbox views

Template = Root Element

Tab = primary-level layout

Row = a row must contain at least a column or a block

Block = a block must contain at least one line, a free-form property

Line = a line must contain at least a cell or text

Cell = a cell must contain at least a property (field), text, an embedded list, etc.

Form Templates

• More advanced template syntax

• Allows more complex designs

• Designed for modeling templates after paper forms

• Currently used in the Special Education view

• Can be used anywhere in the system

Template Exercise

Set Default Template Procedure

Adding a Link to your Template

Thank you.elucchese@x2dev.com