Property MetaData in XML Forms

We are currently using EP 5 SP 5 with CM SP5 Patch 3 Hotfix 11. I have create a new XML Forms project using the Forms Builder. I would like to be able to view/edit metadata properties through the XML forms. I have read about the PropertyEdit and PropertyView XSL for rendering properties in the KM section of the Help documents, but find the information lacking on how to get started. Does anyone have information on how to do this?

You need to implement Resource List Filter. this manual should help you:
<a href="https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/31fa0d2d-0401-0010-efa3-af7a8647c3bc?prtmode=navigate">Implementing Resource List Filters for Flexible UI Navigation</a>

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Metadata Properties and XML Form

Hello,
I have two metadata properties, Country and City, City is a dependent properties, when I select a Country the City change according to the value of Country. I put in the XML form two combo box associated with Country and City properties, the Country is filling correctly, but the City is filled with numbers instead of the name of the City, and it dont change according to the Country. If I see the properties in the details of the Xml Forms this two properties work fine. What is wrong? It is possible to include a dependent property in a XML Form or there is another way to do that?
Thanks in advance for your help
Maria Teresa

Hello,
Thanks for your help, but I read this document and I create the properties Country and City, they work fine if I check this in the Details of a document, but when I put this two properties in the XML Form, the Country property works fine, but the City property isn't filled with the valued I configured. What is wrong, how can I put a dependent property in a XML Form?
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unfortunately your (any) property renderer will not be used in XMLForms. Its only
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Hi Shankar, thanks very much for your assistance!
Those links have solved my problem.
To summarise for anyone else who is attempting to do the same:
1. Create a custom property
2. Include the customer property in your XML form
3. Create/Edit a resource renderer, and set the Property for Sorting to the property that you created in (1). Note that this has to be preceded by the namespace in the format <namespace>:<propertyID>
4. Include this resource renderer in a layout set
5. Set your iview to use the layout set.
Hopefully I haven't missed out any important steps here!
Thanks again for your help!
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Hi,
I need little help, where do I create metadata for XML forms? Can I access them from form builder (EP7)?
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Message was edited by: Jai Paul

Hi,
You should read about:
Advanced concepts in Metadata properties in km.pdf you can find in:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/de31ec90-0201-0010-be95-f501d25027a8
How to create xml form.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ee639033-0801-0010-0883-b2c76b18583a
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/f4/9d1f39a27d0e4f8a69c891dc4a4a05/frameset.htm
Predefined Properties
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/1a/9a4a3b80f2ec40aa7456bc87a94259/frameset.htm
Repository Services
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/69/d96b86a84611d5993600508b6b8b11/frameset.htm
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Hi Deepti,
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I have created an xml form to create news items for our company. The basics of the form can be found on http://service.sap.com/nw-howtoguides at Portal>KM and Collaboration>KM. I would like to add a custom metadata property that i have created that is multiselect. However i can't seem to figure out how to add the multiple checkboxes.
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Hi Carsten,
I think you might be able to help me out in this.
I have created a multi valued property named sls_region with allowed values All, America, Europe. I have assigned this property in custom parameter section of Editxsl file of xml form.
I have created a filter with sls_region property with all allowed values for property available in dropdown.
While uploading news whatever value is selected in dropdown of filter gets assigned to custom property of the form.
To make it more clear
sls_region has value All, America, Europe
If in filter dropdown America is selected ..custom property has value set as America
If in filter dropdown Europe is selected ..Custom property has value set as Europe
If in filter dropdown All is selected ..Custom property has value set as All
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<input size="30" type="hidden">
<xsl:attribute name="name">wcmprop.mars:sls_region</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:if test="$ext_mars:sls_region=' '">
               <xsl:attribute name="value" /> </xsl:attribute>
          </xsl:if>
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               <xsl:attribute name="value">
<xsl:value-of select="$ext_mars:sls_region"/></xsl:attribute>
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</input>
But I need to change functionality like when user select All in dropdown of filter, all available values for that custom property get sets in form.
If in filter dropdown All is selected ..Custom property should have value set as All, America, Europe
Please guide me how to modify above code to achieve this.
Regards,
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Multiselect metadata propert in xml form

Hi,
I have created an xml form to create news items for our company. I would like to add a custom metadata property that i have created that is multiselect.
Eg I have created a multi valued property named sls_region with allowed values All, America, Europe. I have assigned this property in custom parameter section of Editxsl file of xml form.
I have created a filter with sls_region property with all allowed values for property available in dropdown.
While uploading news whatever value is selected in dropdown of filter gets assigned to custom property of the form.
To make it more clear
sls_region has value All, America, Europe
If in filter dropdown America is selected ..custom property has value set as America
If in filter dropdown Europe is selected ..Custom property has value set as Europe
If in filter dropdown All is selected ..Custom property has value set as All
This is working fine .Code which I am using for this is
<xsl:param name="ext_mars:sls_region" />(Defined in custom parameters section)
<input size="30" type="hidden">
<xsl:attribute name="name">wcmprop.mars:sls_region</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:if test="$ext_mars:sls_region=' '">
               <xsl:attribute name="value" /> </xsl:attribute>
          </xsl:if>
             <xsl:if test="$ext_mars:sls_region!=' '">
               <xsl:attribute name="value">
<xsl:value-of select="$ext_mars:sls_region"/></xsl:attribute>
          </xsl:if>
</input>
But I need to change functionality like when user select All in dropdown of filter, all available values for that custom property get sets in form.
If in filter dropdown All is selected ..Custom property should have value set as All, America, Europe
Please guide me how to modify above code to achieve this.
Regards,
Madhvika

Thanks for responding
sls_region is a multi value property with values ALL , America, Europe.
My current code which is working fine is like whatever I select in my filter (a sender iview, custom developed component with multi value properties sls_region appearing as dropdown) get passed to receiver iview (basic search iview with a modified epcf receiver as collection renderer).
Receiver iview is used for both uploading news and searching news. To upload news I am using xml form. I have modified edit xsl of form .by adding code as mentioned above in my thread in detail
So if in filter if I select America as region ..Uploaded news will have sls_region property set to America.
If All is selected uploaded news has sls_region set to All.
Code mentioned in my thread is working fine but now I need to modify it like .
If I Select All in filter...Uploaded news should be set with all allowed values of sls_region property i.e. All, America, Europe.
To make it more clear if you look at my code above I want to add logic like
if (test="$ext_mars:sls_region=' '")
<xsl:attribute name="value" /> </xsl:attribute>
Else {
If (test="$ext_mars:sls_region = All)
Value of select = All and America and Europe means news get uploaded with            available values of sls_region
Else
<xsl:value-of select="$ext_mars:sls_region"/></xsl:attribute> only with what is selected in filter either America or Europe.
I want to set all allowed values of property sls_region in case when All is selected in filter.
Hope this will help you to have a clear understanding of my problem.

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Kind Regards,
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Although it seems that I have done everything all right, obviously I haven't.
When I look into the generated XSL document I can see why this happens because several checkboxes with the name will be rendered.
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Hi!
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See here for more details:
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Hello Justin!
>
Justin Hume wrote:
> What does "properties of documents" refer to? Is this an existing document? A new KM resource (not of type XML)? Or is this document property of the XML file being created?
>
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>
Justin Hume wrote:
> Also, does ALL user input from a form need to be stored as XML files, rather than an XML file or some other resource type?
>
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