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agentTools:
projectIndex: https://opencontent.readme.io/v3.5/llms.txt
---
# Manifest
manifest.json
Manifest.json is where you specify some behavior of the template.
It is only required for multi items templates.
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{
"codes": [
{
"code": "{\n \"editWitoutPostback\": true,\n \"editRole\": \"OpenContentEditor\",\n \"index\": true, /* required for search */,\n \"detailMetaTitle\": \"{{#if Seo.MetaTitle}}{{Seo.MetaTitle}}{{else}}{{Title}}{{/if}}\",\n \"detailMetaDescription\": \"{{#if Seo.MetaDescription}}{{Seo.MetaDescription}}{{else}}{{Description}}{{/if}}\",\n \"detailUrl\": \"{{Category.Title}}-{{#if Seo.Slug}}{{Seo.Slug}}{{else}}{{Title}}{{/if}}\",\n \"detailMeta\": \"{{#if Image}}{{/if}}\",\n \"templates\": {\n \"template\": {\n \"type\": \"multiple\", /* single or multiple*/\n \"title\": \"List\", \n \"clientSide\": true,\n \"main\": {\n \"template\": \"template.hbs\",\n \"partialTemplates\": {\n \"item\": {\n \"template\": \"item.hbs\"\n }\n },\n \"schemaInTemplate\": true,\n \"optionsInTemplate\": true,\n \t\"dnnsearch\": true,\n \"dnnSearchTitle\": \"{{Title}}\",\n \"dnnSearchDescription\": \"{{Summary}}\",\n \"dnnSearchText\": \"{{Text}}\"\n },\n \"detail\": {\n \"template\": \"detail.hbs\",\n \"partialTemplates\": {\n \"item\": {\n \"template\": \"item.hbs\",\n \"clientside\" : true\n }\n },\n \"schemaInTemplate\": true,\n \"optionsInTemplate\": true\n }\n },\n \"categories\": {\n \"type\": \"multiple\", /* single or multiple*/\n \"title\": \"Categories\",\n \"main\": {\n \"template\": \"categories.hbs\",\n \"schemaInTemplate\": true,\n \"optionsInTemplate\": true,\n \t\"dataInTemplate\": false,\n \"additionalDataInTemplate\": true\n } \n }\n },\n },\n \"additionalData\": {\n \"Intro\": {\n \"title\": \"Introduction\",\n \"scope\": \"tabmodule\" /* tabmodule, module, tab, portal */ \n },\n \"Categories\": {\n \"title\": \"Categories\" \n },\n \"Tags\": {\n \"title\": \"Tags\"\n },\n \"Customers\": {\n \"title\": \"Customers\",\n \"dataModuleId\": 123,\n \"dataTabId\": 456\n }\n },\n \"dataSource\": \"TrelloOpenContentDataProvider\",\n \"dataSourceConfig\": {\n \"username\":\"JohnDoe\",\n \"password\":\"Mdd*951;\"\n }\n}\n",
"language": "json",
"name": "manifest.json"
}
]
}
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[block:api-header]
{
"type": "basic",
"title": "Manifest"
}
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[block:parameters]
{
"data": {
"h-0": "Name",
"h-1": "Default Value",
"h-2": "Remark",
"0-0": "editWitoutPostback",
"0-1": "false",
"0-2": "in edit mode wrap the view control in an updatepanel to avoid full page postback",
"1-0": "editRole",
"1-2": "when specified, users with the editRole can add records and edit records created by them. (only applicable for multi items templates)",
"7-0": "templates",
"7-2": "list of templates included in the template folder",
"7-1": "see Template",
"2-0": "index",
"2-1": "false",
"2-2": "Content is indexed with Lucene for search, filtering & sorting.\n(new in v2.1)\n\nSee also [Search, Filter and Sort](https://opencontent.readme.io/docs/search)",
"8-0": "additionalData",
"8-1": "see additionalData",
"8-2": "",
"3-0": "detailMetaTitle",
"4-0": "detailMetaDescription",
"5-0": "detailUrl",
"6-0": "detailMeta",
"3-2": "handlebars template",
"4-2": "handlebars template",
"5-2": "handlebars template",
"6-2": "handlebars template",
"9-0": "dataSource",
"9-2": "a string with the name of an OpenContent DataSourceProvider. \nSee also [External Datasources](https://opencontent.readme.io/docs/external-datasources)\noptional",
"10-0": "dataSourceConfig",
"10-2": "any valid json that will be given to the datasource provider via the DataSourceContext parameters in the interface calls. \nSee also [External Datasources](https://opencontent.readme.io/docs/external-datasources)\noptional",
"9-1": "OpenContentProvider"
},
"cols": 3,
"rows": 11
}
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[block:api-header]
{
"type": "basic",
"title": "Template"
}
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[block:parameters]
{
"data": {
"h-0": "Name",
"h-1": "Default value",
"h-2": "Remark",
"0-0": "type",
"0-2": "single or multiple",
"1-0": "title",
"1-2": "text listed in the templates dropdown lists",
"3-0": "main",
"3-2": "list template",
"4-0": "detail",
"4-2": "detail template",
"3-1": "see Template File",
"4-1": "see Template File",
"2-0": "clientSideData",
"2-1": "false",
"2-2": "the content is served through webapi only (not available in the server side template)\n(new in v2.1)\n\nSee also [Search, Filter and Sort](https://opencontent.readme.io/docs/search)"
},
"cols": 3,
"rows": 5
}
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[block:api-header]
{
"type": "basic",
"title": "Template File"
}
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[block:parameters]
{
"data": {
"0-0": "template",
"h-0": "Name",
"h-1": "Default Value",
"h-2": "Remark",
"0-2": "file name of the template file (.hbs or .cshtml)",
"1-0": "partialTemplates",
"1-2": "Only for handlebars templates. Load additional partial template files.",
"2-0": "schemaInTemplate",
"2-1": "false",
"2-2": "Make the schema.json available as a variable schema (Model.Schema for razor) in template files",
"3-0": "optionsInTemplate",
"3-1": "false",
"3-2": "Make the options.json available as a variable Options (Model.Options for razor) in template files",
"4-0": "dataInTemplate",
"5-0": "additionalDataInTemplate",
"4-1": "true",
"5-1": "false",
"4-2": "Make the data available in the template",
"5-2": "Make the additional data available in the template",
"6-0": "labelsInTemplate",
"6-1": "false",
"6-2": "Transform enum fields value to object with \"value\" (stored data from schema.json) and \"label\" (rendered value from options.json)",
"7-0": "dnnsearch",
"7-1": "false",
"7-2": "Indicating whether integrate module content in DNN search",
"8-0": "dnnSearchTitle",
"8-2": "Template specifying the field(s) to use for document Title in DNN search results. (Handlebars template)",
"9-0": "dnnSearchDescription",
"9-2": "Template specifying the field(s) to use for document Description in DNN search results. (Handlebars template). Search Text will be used if you leave this empty",
"10-0": "dnnSearchText",
"10-2": "Template specifying the field(s) to use for document indexing in DNN search. (Handlebars template)."
},
"cols": 3,
"rows": 11
}
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[block:api-header]
{
"type": "basic",
"title": "Partial Templates"
}
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[block:parameters]
{
"data": {
"0-0": "template",
"0-2": "file name of the partial template file",
"1-0": "clientSide",
"1-1": "false",
"1-2": "File is rendered as i at the end of the module content. For example a handlebars client side template in a script tag. (new in v2.1)",
"h-0": "Name",
"h-1": "Default value",
"h-2": "Remark"
},
"cols": 3,
"rows": 2
}
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[block:api-header]
{
"type": "basic",
"title": "Additional Data"
}
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[block:parameters]
{
"data": {
"0-0": "title",
"0-2": "Text shown in module actions menu",
"h-0": "Name",
"h-1": "Default value",
"h-2": "Remark",
"1-0": "scope",
"1-2": "tabmodule, module, tab, portal\nnot applicable if dataModuleId is supplied.",
"1-1": "module",
"2-0": "storageKey",
"3-0": "modelKey",
"3-2": "deprecated",
"3-1": "",
"4-0": "dataModuleId\ndataTabId",
"4-2": "If you want to relate to the (main) data of another module, then specify its ModuleId and TabId \n\nSee also [Relations](https://opencontent.readme.io/docs/relations)",
"h-3": "Example",
"4-3": "\"Customers\": {\n \"title\": \"Customers\",\n \"dataModuleId\": 123,\n \"dataTabId\": 456\n}"
},
"cols": 4,
"rows": 5
}
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