Data Access Section Contents

Editing the contents of a data access section is a little misleading. When you do this you aren't editing the records of the data table. You are actually defining how that data will be presented to the viewer. To edit the actual records of your data table you must first set up a data access section that allows you to edit the data table and enter the records through the front end of your site.

Opening the Contents page of a data access section, whether you get there after creating a new section or you click the Contents link for this section from the Main Configuration page, brings you to a page with six tabs across the top.

Section Settings

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This first tab allows you to make some general settings. You can:

  • Define whether people can browse/search records, add records, delete records, or import records.
  • Define a default search criteria and restrict visitors to that criteria so they can only see the records you want them to see. See the Default Searches page for more information.
  • Define a default sort order and set how many records are displayed when the section is in list mode.
  • Define the default view of this section when visitors first access this sections (choices are: single record, list of records, search form, add record form, import records form).

List of Records

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This tab lets you define what fields are displayed in list view. For more information see the Setting Field Access page.

Single Record

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The single record tab looks identical to the list of records tab. Here you are simply setting the same parameters for when records are displayed individually rather than as a list. Again, see the Setting Field Access page for more information.

Add Form

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The add form tab is similar to the list of records and single record tabs. Again, see the Setting Field Access page for more information.

Search From

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The search form tab allows you to define how records are searched in your data table and what fields are available to be searched. See the Search Types page for more information.

Custom Layouts

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Custom Layouts are beyond the scope of this discussion. The screen shot is simply included for you to see.