Editing Variable-Length Line Item Edits (section)

=== Content Properties CMS ===

==== Configuration ====

A "CMS Content Sections" `site_section` record is required for the content templates.

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insert into \`site_section\` (\`id\`,\`name\`,\`slug\`,\`table\`,\`root_dir\`) values (27,'CMS Content Sections','cms-content-sections','site_section','');

insert into \`section_operations\` (\`label\`,\`section_id\`,\`id_param\`,\`delete_uri\`,\`comments\`) values 
('content',27,ssid','/sections/_ajax/del.php','cms content operations');
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A "Content Template" `site_section` record is required to manage line-item edits. This is a child of the "CMS Content Sections" record.

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insert into \`site_section\` (\`id\`,\`name\`,\`slug\`,\`root_dir\`,\`table\`,\`parent_id\`,\`root_dir\`) values
(33,'Content Template',null,'/sections/','content_template',27,'');

insert into \`section_operations\` (\`label\`,\`section_id\`,\`id_param\`) values 
('content template',33,'');
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Add content templates records to control line-item edits within the content properties CMS. Once these are added, the Content Properties CMS can be used to define new content template types.

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INSERT INTO \`content_template\` (\`site_section_id\`, \`name\`, \`path\`, \`location\`) VALUES
(33, 'details', 'content/content_template_line_item.php', 'shared-cms'),
(33, 'edit', 'forms/content_template_edit_form.php', 'shared-cms'),
(33, 'delete', 'forms/content_template_delete_confirmation.php', 'shared-cms');
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Those 3 shared templates exist in the shared development project under `[SHARED_ROOT_DIR]_templates\content\` and `[SHARED_ROOT_DIR]_templates\forms\`

==== Registering new content templates ====

Use the '''Content Properties CMS''' to define templates for additional content templates.

* Create a `site_section` record for the parent content type if it doesn't already exist.
* Create a separate `site_section` record representing the line-item as a child of the parent content type.
** Set the "parent", "root directory", and "table name" properties. 
** Make sure to store the id of the new `site_section` record in the `SECTION_ID` property of the PHP class.
* Add records for any templates used to display or edit the line items to the `content_template` table in the database. 
** When editing a `site_section` record, add & edit content templates in the '''Content Templates''' module. 
** Click the '''plus sign''' button to define a new template.
** Double-click existing templates to edit them.
** Typically 3 templates are defined: "edit", "view", and "delete".
** The '''path''' is always relative to a `_templates` directory. Usually it will start with either `content\` or `forms\` and '''location''' setting will control determining the remainder of the path when including the templates.