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When to Implement Data Providers in the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS

By John West, Mai 15, 2012 | Permalink | Rating:  | Leave a comment

This blog post provides some guidance to help you decide whether to implement a custom data provider in the Sitecore ASP.NET web Content Management System (CMS). Data providers abstract systems so that you can access the contained data through the common Sitecore Application Programming Interface (API). The Sitecore Developer Network (SDNforum thread Is it possible to build a data provider to communicate with data source in an existing business layer? prompted me to write this blog post. For more information about data providers, see Integrating External Data Sources on SDN and @techphoria414's blog post The Black Art of Sitecore Custom Data Providers.

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Tag: API, Architecture, Information Architecture, Infrastructure, Integration

Convert Data Source Paths to IDs Using the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS

By John West, Mai 13, 2012 | Permalink | Rating:  | Leave a comment

This blog post explains how you can configure Sitecore to store IDs of presentation component data sources in layout details rather than storing their paths as the Sitecore ASP.NET web Content Management System (CMS) does by default. With this solution, you can move and rename data source items without the need to publish items containing layout details that refer to those items. Comments on the blog post Add Presentation Component Data Sources to the Links Database in the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS and the Data Source as GUID vs Path thread on the Sitecore Developer Network (SDN) forums prompted me to write this blog post. For more information about presentation components and data sources, see The Sitecore Presentation Component Reference and the blog post How to Apply Data Sources to Sitecore ASP.NET Presentation Components.

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Tag: API, Architecture, Information Architecture, Infrastructure

Delete Items without Versions from the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS

By John West, Mai 10, 2012 | Permalink | Rating:  | Leave a comment

This blog post describes a publishItem pipeline processor that you can use to delete items without versions from publishing target databases in the Sitecore ASP.NET web Content Management System (CMS). The Smart publishing - item not in final state thread on the Sitecore Developer Network (SDN) forums prompted me to write this blog post. For information about pipelines, see the blog post All About Pipelines in the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS. For more information about the publishItem pipeline, see the blog post Intercept Item Publishing with the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS. For information about publishing targets, see the blog post All About Publishing Targets in the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS.

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Tag: API, Architecture, Information Architecture, Infrastructure

Replacing Data During Publication with the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS

By John West, Mai 10, 2012 | Permalink | Rating:  | Leave a comment

This blog post explains how you can use the publish replacer to change text in field values when you publish items in the Sitecore ASP.NET web Content Management System (CMS). The Replacers? and Search and Replace content during Publish threads on the Sitecore Developer Network (SDN) forums prompted me to write this blog post. For more information about publishing, see Sitecore Publishing Operations on SDN.

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Tag: API, Architecture, Infrastructure, Integration, Information Architecture

Validation in the Page Editor of the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS

By John West, Mai 08, 2012 | Permalink | Rating:  | Leave a comment

This blog post describes validation features that can appear in the Page Editor user interface of revisions 120427 and later of version 6.5 and later of the Sitecore ASP.NET web Content Management System (CMS). The Field Validation in Page Editor? thread on the Sitecore Developer Network (SDN) and the release of 120427 with relevant features prompted me to write this blog post. For more information about data validation in Sitecore, see the blog post Validation in the Page Editor of the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS

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Tag: API, Architecture, Infrastructure, Information Architecture

Extending Sitecore Query

By John West, Mai 07, 2012 | Permalink | Rating:  | Leave a comment

This blog post explains how you can add custom functions to the query syntax available in the Sitecore ASP.NET web Content Management System (CMS). The Query Analyzer - language/version selection thread on the Sitecore Developer Network (SDN) forums prompted me to write this blog post. For more information about Sitecore query, see Using Sitecore Query on SDN and the blog post Sitecore Query Cheat Sheet.

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Tag: API, Architecture, Infrastructure, Information Architecture

Write Warnings about Duplicate Item Names in the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS

By John West, Mai 07, 2012 | Permalink | Rating:  | Leave a comment

This blog post provides a rules engine condition to identify items in the Sitecore ASP.NET web Content Management System (CMS) with duplicate names and a rules engine action to write a message to the Sitecore log, such as to report those items. The Duplicate Content Item Search thread on the Sitecore Developer Network (SDNforums prompted me to write this code. For more information about the rules engine, see The Sitecore Rules Engine Cookbook and the blog post All About the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS Rules Engine. For more information about the Sitecore log, see the blog post All About Logging with the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS.

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Tag: API, Architecture, Information Architecture, Infrastructure

Sitecore Query Cheat Sheet

By John West, Mai 07, 2012 | Permalink | Rating:  | Leave a comment

This blog post contains information to help you use Sitecore query to select items in the Sitecore ASP.NET web Content Management System (CMS) and provides a cheat sheet that contains shortcuts to reduce the number of times you may need to refer to the documentation. For more information about Sitecore query, see Using Sitecore Query on the Sitecore Developer Network (SDN).

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Tag: API, Architecture, Information Architecture, Infrastructure

Professional Sitecore Development Book Reviews

By John West, Mai 04, 2012 | Permalink | Rating:  | Leave a comment

This blog post solicits online reviews of the first edition of the Professional Sitecore Development book published by Wrox (part of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) in May of 2012. My goal in requesting this effort on your part is to improve the quality of a possible second edition, most likely focused on Sitecore CMS 7. In no way would I ask anyone to say only positive things about this work. I am quite confident that I will continue to find more flaws with this product than any reader possibly could (including my editors).

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Tag: Awards and Recognition, CMS Evaluation

Expand Standard Values Tokens in Existing Items with the Sitecore ASP.NET CMS

By John West, Mai 04, 2012 | Permalink | Rating:  | Leave a comment

The issue with resetting standard values and token thread on the Sitecore Developer Network (SDN) forums prompted me to write this blog post that explains how to replace standard values tokens in existing items in the Sitecore ASP.NET web Content Management System (CMS). For more information about standard values, see The Sitecore Data Definition Reference. For more information about standard values tokens, see The Sitecore Data Definition Cookbook.

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Tag: API, Architecture, Information Architecture, Infrastructure

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