In this example, we create a page to display school events such as swimming carnivals or drama competitions.
To create the custom school events tab:
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CommunityPortal
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Pages
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CustomSchoolEvents
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Text
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String
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CommunityPortal
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Pages
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CustomSchoolEvents
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Url
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String
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- Create the .aspx file with the code to display the page.
- Save the file in the Site/Pages directory inside the Community Portal directory on your server.
- In Synergetic select Module > System > Configuration File Maintenance.
- The Configuration File Maintenance window is displayed.
- Create the following configuration settings:
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to create a new configuration setting.
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Key 1
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Key 2
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Key 3
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Key 4
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Type
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Value
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CommunityPortal
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Pages
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CustomSchoolEvents
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EnabledFlag
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BIT
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True to make the page appear in the portal. See CustomSchoolEvents:EnabledFlag configuration setting.
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CommunityPortal
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Pages
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CustomSchoolEvents
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MenuOrder
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INT
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Integer to determine the order that the tab should appear on the menu bar. See CustomSchoolEvents:MenuOrder configuration setting.
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CommunityPortal
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Pages
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CustomSchoolEvents
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ParentPageName
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String
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Name of the tab that this tab should appear under. See CustomSchoolEvents:ParentPageName configuration setting.
- Then in Synergetic Community Portal log in as an Admin and click on Configuration > New Menu Item > Type = Custom Page
- The new Custom*.aspx page should be picked up (in server side code) and displayed as a resource in the dropdown list
- Then you can select the new Custom Page and give it a Title > then click save and set the visibility options for that new Menu option