Add Tree

Access this dialog by clicking the Add Tree link in Manage Trees to create a new tree for your site or subsite. Adding or editing trees is a process of naming the tree and selecting from available Tree Types.

Note: Tree parameters are driven by the XML tree type definition and will vary based on the definition in use. The example below uses types based on the Megamenu Tree Type and renderhandler samples shipped with CommonSpot. See the files and the comments they contain in \commonspot\samples\tree\megamenu. See also the example trees, Megamenus, and render handlers used in the CommonSpot demo site. For an overview, see Trees.

Complete the following fields.

Name: Required. Enter a descriptive name.

Description: Required.

Tree Type: Displays types predefined through Manage Tree Types. Pick from the dropdown.

State: Whether the tree is active (available) or inactive (unavailable). Click to enable/disable.

Family: Pick from the dropdown to associate this tree with a predefined family, or click Add or Manage Tree Families to view or create new groupings for trees that bind to subsites. CommonSpot displays any current subsite bindings for this tree for the selected family, as shown above, and the following notice for trees with no bindings.

This notice indicates that Tree Elements defined using this tree, with this family, will display nothing. To display tree nodes that automatically mirror subsites within the tree hierarchy, click Save and Choose Subsites to create subsite bindings for this tree. The tree will display nodes for each subsite bound to it, relative to the subsite location of the current page.

See Trees, Manage Tree Families, Add Tree Family for more information on how CommonSpot automates the display of trees bound to subsites.

Parameters: Parameters are defined by the XML definition of the selected tree type. For the tree types defined using CommonSpot's sample MegaMenu, enter the ID for this tree and the style sheet to use for tree rendering. CommonSpot automatically uses the style sheet within the trees directory. You do not need to register styles for trees, although you can optionally specify a path for alternate styles.

Related Links

You can download PDF versions of the Content Contributor's, Administrator's, and Elements Reference documents from the support section of paperthin.com (requires login).

The following guides are available from the support site and are in the /docs/directory of your CommonSpot Server:

You can also download these other guides from the support section of paperthin.com (with login):

For technical support:

http://www.paperthin.com/support/