8.6 Understanding Elements

Elements make up the content of your forms and views. Some elements can be used only once.

When you are adding elements, remember that when you add an element to a form, you need to add that same element to the view in order for it to be displayed in the folder.

You can add the following elements:

8.6.1 Folder Form Elements

Attachments: Enables you to display uploaded files as an attachment.

Attachments include a thumbnail, and details about the document, such as file size and author.

Branding: Enables you to brand your folder.

Description: Provides an HTML text editor that enables you to provide a description of the folder.

File Upload: Enables you to upload files.

HTML Editor Text Area: Provides an HTML text editor where you can compose messages, create links, upload pictures, and more. The information that you create in this HTML editor is displayed in your folder.

Icon: Enables you to change the folder icon that is displayed in the main sidebar.

Picture: Provides a field that enables you to upload a picture to display in your folder.

Remote Application: Enables you to display certain applications that have been configured by your Teaming administrator.

For more information on remote applications, see Section 11.0, Managing Remote Applications.

Title: Provides a field where you can specify a title.

User List: Provides a field that enables you to specify other Teaming users, using Type-to-Find functionality. When you specify a user’s name when you modify the workspace, as described in Section 8.5, Populating Elements in the Folder View, Teaming displays the user’s name on the folder home page, with links to his or her personal workspaces.

8.6.2 Folder View Elements

Any form element that you create can be added as a view element, if you want it to show up in the view.

The following elements are specific to views; they cannot be added to a form.

Accessory Panel: Displays the Accessory Panel on the workspace home page. Users can use this panel to add community or personal accessories, depending on their individual rights.

For more information on Accessories, see Managing Accessories in the Novell Teaming 2.0 User Guide.

Discussion Folder: Displays folder entries in the Discussion folder view.

Entry Creation Date: Displays the date and time that an entry was created.

Entry Creator: Displays the creator of an entry.

Entry Creator and Creation Date: Displays who created the entry and when they created it.

Landing Page Layout: Adds a landing page creation form that enables you to create landing page elements to display in your folder.

You must add the Landing Page Layout layout option in the folder form before you can add it as a view element.

Picture: Provides a field that enables you to browse for and upload pictures.

Remote Application: Enables you to choose a remote application to display.

Remote applications must be created and enabled for use by the Teaming administrator.