Apply a new template in Contribute?

Have an existing site in Contribute that has hundreds of pages. How do I update the template applied to all of the pages? I had 2 ideas:
1) Edit the existing template, keeping all the file and editable region names the same (thinking that the next time the page pulls the template, it will pull the new content).
2) Creating a new template with the same editable region names and finding a command to apply the template to all of the pages.
Suggestions?

Hi,
This can be easily done if you have Dreamweaver. In Dreamweaver, connect to your website, edit the template which you want to change. Make your changes to it, and save it. Then, it will ask whether you want to make changes to the web pages based on this template, click Update to update the changes, or if you do not need to update, you can click Don't Update. Dreamweaver checks out the web pages, and makes the changes.
Hope this helps.

Similar Messages

Applying a New Template to a Page with Tabs

Hi,
We use page templates for our pages. We know that you cannot add a region to a page based on a template, but supposedly you can add tabs to a page based on a template.
One template we have has a single tab on it. The web designers have been adding content to pages built on that template. When they need another tab, they add it and add content to the new region on the tab. They may do this until there are 4 tabs on the page (the original tab that is in the template, plus three additional tabs). We use this for example to collect links to memos and to divide the links onto 4 tabs representing calendar quarters.
One of the problems with this process is that the web designers have not been consistent in using uniform definitions for the region on each tab causing an inconsistent look-and-feel from one tab to the next.
I have created a new template with 4 tabs already defined and with the region properties already defined. The web designers can then add content as needed and if a tab is not required it can be marked as hidden.
The problem that I am running into is that if I try to apply the new template to an existing page, I get the following error message:
Error: ORA-00001: unique constraint (PORTAL.WWV_THINGS_NAME_UK) violated
Also, consistently the content from the original first tab is lost and there is no corresponding tab on the reformatted page. Content on the second tab appears to be OK, but content on the third tab is missing. Content on the fourth tab appears to be OK.
Can anyone tell me 1. what is specifically causing the error message, and 2. is it possible to do what I want to do or will all of these pages have to be recreated manually instead of changing the templates.?
Thanks,
Peter

You should be able to do what you are trying to do. You seem to be running into a bug. Please file this with support if possible. Based on the error message, you seem to be running into a case of duplicate names, on either items or tabs. What you might try doing is renaming the tabs, ensuring uniqueness, before changing templates. By "renaming", I mean changing the NAME of the tab, not the Display Name, by clicking Edit Tab in edit mode. Does this help at all?

Applying a new template to entire site?

Is there an easy way to apply a new template to the entire
site? I created a new template and I can open each page
individually and click MODIFY/TEMPLATES/APPLY TEMPLATE TO PAGE but
there has to be an easier way to apply the new template to the
entire site without having to open every single page in the
site.

That would be true ONLY on pages that are already child pages
of templates.
Try it on a page that is not a child page, but that has
existing content.
This is what the OP was asking.
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
==================
http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com
- Template Triage!
http://www.projectseven.com/go
- DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs,
Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/
- Macromedia (MM) Technotes
==================
"TheTechChik" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> As long as you don't change the title of each editable
region, it should
> know
> exactly where to put everything. When I changed
templates on individual
> pages
> it worked flawlessly, I don't see why doing a batch
process would
> introduce any
> new issues as you suggest.
>
> Mandy
>
> Originally posted by: Newsgroup User
> > MODIFY/TEMPLATES/APPLY TEMPLATE TO SITE
>
> I don't see how it could be done. Imagine a template
with 3 or more
> editable regions. How would it know where to put which
content.
>
> Just for fun, take a page with existing content and
apply a template with
> a
> single editable region to it. How'd it work?
>
> --
> Murray --- ICQ 71997575
> Adobe Community Expert
> (If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
> ==================
>
http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com
- Template Triage!
>
http://www.projectseven.com/go
- DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
>
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs,
Tutorials & Resources
>
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/
- Macromedia (MM) Technotes
> ==================
>
>
> "TheTechChik" <[email protected]> wrote
in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Thanks Alan!
> >
> > I too like Raizel have had things go haywire when I
tried something
> > similar in
> > the past but I'm sure I just selected to update
pages at the wrong time
> > and/or
> > didn't update them when I should have.
> >
> > You would thing there would be a tool/feature in DW
to do this easily
> > like
>
> > MODIFY/TEMPLATES/APPLY TEMPLATE TO SITE. Hint Hint
Adobe ;-)
> > Changing
> > file
> > names and determining when to update and when not
to can be dangerous
> > for
> > many.
> >
> > Mandy
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>

Applying Behaviours To Templates For COntribute

Hi,
I'm trying to adapt a page so a client can attach the open
browser window behaviour in Contribute. Is it possible to attach
this behaviour in Contribute itself ? If not can anyone think of
workaround in Dreamweaver ? Bear in mind that this needs to be as
close to foolproof as is possible !
I have figured out a way to insert a div into an editable
region and then attach the behaviour to the div tag, but that
doesn't make the link immediately apparent. Is there a simpler
workaround to this ?
Thanks
Simon

I would never attach event handlers to <div> tags, or
anything other than
<a> tags, for what it's worth....
As for allowing clients to add OBW-type behaviors in
Contribute, I'm not
sure how you could do this. Sorry.
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
==================
http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com
- Template Triage!
http://www.projectseven.com/go
- DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs,
Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/
- Macromedia (MM) Technotes
==================
"roonaldo_efc" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:fbmb83$do1$[email protected]..
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to adapt a page so a client can attach the
open browser window
> behaviour in Contribute. Is it possible to attach this
behaviour in
> Contribute
> itself ? If not can anyone think of workaround in
Dreamweaver ? Bear in
> mind
> that this needs to be as close to foolproof as is
possible !
>
> I have figured out a way to insert a div into an
editable region and then
> attach the behaviour to the div tag, but that doesn't
make the link
> immediately
> apparent. Is there a simpler workaround to this ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Simon
>

Why a new template only applies to first page?

Been hours serching for the key to applying a new template to more then the first page. Master Pages? Is there a secret word? A simple two column video script template.... Thanks, Bill

Create your pages that you want to be Master Pages:
Menu > Format >Advanced > Capture Pages > Nominate which ones
These then turn up under the Sections/Pages icon on the Toolbar.
Read the Pages09_UserGuide.pdf downloadable from under the Help menu.
Peter

How to apply new templates to legacy FrameMaker documents?

I have to update the overall style of a large number of legacy FrameMaker 6/7/8 documents. These documents implement a set of legacy FrameMaker templates.
I'd like to know how can I apply a new FrameMaker template to a legacy document, so that the styles of legacy document are updated. Also, is there some way to "batch-process" new template application to legacy documents, reducing the time involved in updates?
Regards,

Hi vmugdha,
With FrameMaker 6/7/8/9 you can update existing formats.
That means, format names did not change, only their defnition.
You do this with File | Import | Formats.
Helpful is here e.g. Rick Quatro's ImportFormatsSpecial:
http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/importformatsspecial/index.htm
When also format names changed, you need something which maps old formats
to new formats. As already mentioned, Cudspan's TemplateMapper can do this:
http://www.cudspan.net/plugins/executioner.php?do=displayPage&field_tab_num=2
Helpful is also Rick Quatro's FindChangeSpecial:
http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/findchangespecial/index.htm
Best regards
Winfried

Change Person template applied to new customers created via incoming email

Hi,
Has anyone ever tried to change what Person template is used when a Customer is created via incoming email?
Up to now we’ve just had one “Customer” Person template and this is applied to new customers created via incoming email and via AD synchronisation.
What I want to happen is for Customers created via AD sync to continue picking up the existing Person template, but I want Customers created via incoming email to pick up a different Person template. This template has various fields set to different defaults (e.g. it’s Organisation set to “External”, Customer Profile set as “External”).
If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ian

Thanks both for the advice. I decided to go for the "easier" option of using INBOUNDMAILIA2 (as it's something I have used and modified a lot in the past).
In case anyone is interested, this is the main bit of the code I came up with. Although not perfect - as it doesn't actually apply a different Person template - it does update the keys fields that allows us do what we want.
!     /* If Call Template is 'Valuation' and the Customer is external (user has no Domain set) then set various Person attributes:
!     /* Set custom 'Don't Email' flag to TRUE; 'Customer Profile' (Department) to 'External'; 'Organisation' to 'External' (if currently Unspecified)
     SELECT @VALUATION_T_PLATE_NAME = CUSTOM_VALUE FROM CUSTOM_SYS_OPTIONS WHERE CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTE = 'VALUATION_T_PLATE_NAME' AND STATUS = 'A'
     SELECT @TEMPLATE_REF_TO_MATCH = CALL_NUMBER FROM CL_CALL_LOGGING WHERE TEMPLATE_IND = 1 AND T_PLATE_NAME = @VALUATION_T_PLATE_NAME
     SELECT @TEMPLATE_REF = TEMPLATE_REF FROM CL_CALL_LOGGING WHERE CALL_NUMBER = @ITEM_NO
     IF (@TEMPLATE_REF = @TEMPLATE_REF_TO_MATCH)
     BEGIN
      SELECT @CUSTOMER_REF = USER_REF FROM CL_CALL_LOGGING WHERE CALL_NUMBER = @ITEM_NO
      SELECT @USER_DOMAIN = USER_DC FROM AR_PERSON WHERE REF = @CUSTOMER_REF
      IF (@USER_DOMAIN IS NULL)
      BEGIN
       UPDATE AR_PERSON SET CUSTOM_CHECKBOX_1 = 1 WHERE REF = @CUSTOMER_REF
       UPDATE AR_PERSON SET DEPARTMENT_REF = 1 WHERE REF = @CUSTOMER_REF
       SELECT @ORG_REF = ORGANIZATION_REF FROM AR_PERSON WHERE REF = @CUSTOMER_REF
       IF (@ORG_REF = 0)
       BEGIN
        SELECT @ORG_REF = CLIENT_CO_REF FROM AR_CLIENT_COMPANY WHERE CLIENT_CO_NAME = 'External'
        IF (@ORG_REF IS NOT NULL)
        BEGIN
         UPDATE AR_PERSON SET ORGANIZATION_REF = @ORG_REF WHERE REF = @CUSTOMER_REF
         UPDATE CL_CALL_LOGGING SET CLIENT_COMPANY_REF = @ORG_REF WHERE CALL_NUMBER = @ITEM_NO
        END
       END
      END
     END

How to apply a master template in a built webI report

Hi Experts,
I have around 60 webI reports already built in WebI (BO 4.0 with BICS conection). Now, my client wish to change the lay out in order to adapt to new visual requirements.
I was wondering if is there any way to apply a master template and minimize the effort because for while the unique solution for this is change the xml file.
Any ideas?
thanks in advance,
Eduardo Moreno

Hi Eduardo,
Master template or Template is npt possible for Webi reports in BO 4.0..

Edit existing page with new template

I am using Contribute 4, and am trying to edit an existing
page. it is my index page, and I want to start fresh with one of
the templates provided. However, I can't find a way to completely
delete all of the previous info, and THEN open a new template with
that current page. I have no problems editing the page as it is,
but I want to start new with this template. Any suggestions?

Yes I have got it in the root folder which is called Templates
ROOT FOLDER OF SITE
|
Templates > *.dwt
Is it like this? In other words is the Templates folder IN the root folder or is the Templates folder the root folder of the site?

If I have a temp1.dwt.php with 60 files on it and one editable region, how apply to this template a

if I have a temp1.dwt.php with 60 files on it and one editable region, how apply to this template a new temp2.dwt.php with same one editable region same place, without need to create new files and copy / paste editable region contents???
eg I have a 3-region layout(template) with one editable region with html tables and want to convert it to:
3-region layout(template) with one editable region with DIVs
editable region contents all files remain the same...
well?
dw cs6 and dw cs4

Name your editable regions the same in the new template as they were named in the existing one.
Look at the code in the old template. Find all regions like this -

Make note of the name. Ensure that all corresponding regions in the new template have the same name as they did in the old template.
Then do a site-wide Find and Replace to find the old template's file name, and replace it with the new template's file name.
if the old template is templ.dwt and new templ.dwt.php???
Find SITE-WIDE "templ.dwt" and replace with "templ.dwt.php".

Creating new Template Buttons

Is there a way to create new Template Based Buttons? For instance, I'd like to create a MAGENTA template based button and have it appear in my list of template based buttons along with 'Hot Button (Black)', 'Small Hot Button (Red)', and the others. I know how to create an HTML button, but for consistency and appearance I'd rather create and use the nicer looking Template Based Buttons, with their rounded corners and slight 3-D effect. Can someone point me in the right direction to get started?

>
Mark
In Re: Setting width of field label you've been advised on how to make effective use of this forum by providing full information about your APEX configuration when asking a question. This isn't just about me being a grouch: we can't even point you at the relevant documentation unless you tell us your APEX version. Include all of this information for every question: I get lower blооd pressure; you get a faster answer.
Is there a way to create new Template Based Buttons? For instance, I'd like to create a MAGENTA template based button and have it appear in my list of template based buttons along with 'Hot Button (Black)', 'Small Hot Button (Red)', and the others. I know how to create an HTML button, but for consistency and appearance I'd rather create and use the nicer looking Template Based Buttons, with their rounded corners and slight 3-D effect. Can someone point me in the right direction to get started?Start with the "Managing Themes and Templates" chapter in the documentation. (APEX 4.1 docs—your version may differ)
If you're not familiar with HTML and CSS, then you'll need to get to grips with the basics of those as well.
The basic process is:
<li>Use a web inspector (included in real browsers like Safari, Chrome, Firefox+Firebug) to see how the existing buttons in the theme are constructed using CSS and images.
<li>Create images with the colours/textures required for the appearance of the new buttons.
<li>Create a new button template as a copy of the existing one that's closest to your requirements. It will at least require a new HTML <tt>class</tt> name, plus any other HTML modifications you need to make.
<li>Create a new CSS style sheet to apply the style(s) for the new class of button.
<li>Modify page templates to include/reference the new style sheet.
<li>Deploy the style sheet and images to the location required in your configuration.

How to create a new Template from an Excisting Template

Dear Sir,
We already have one Template defined for creating the new Projects . We need to create a New Template and for this we want to used the existing Template and will incorporate the required changes into it only .
Kindly guide us as what procedure need to be followed to create a New Template by using an existing base Template .
With Thanks and Rgds
Sonia

Hi,
In your new template you have copied only standard WBS. For the activities to be copied, you need to assign that created Std. WBS in Std. Network using CN02.
Input the Std.WBS in the Std. Network in CN02 and check if activities are also created in the network. In the Std. Network change screen press F6, and input Std. WBS in the header data details.
Else, you can create a new std. Network using CN01 and create the activties also in the same and follow the above.
Then try creating new project in CJ20N.
Regards,
Kabir

I just statred Flash CC for the first time and it seems that the text within the pop-up window (dialog box) is mis-aligned and not allowing me access to the command buttons, nor all the text. (ie: the NEW Template Box, can't see but 2/3 of the content)

I just statred Flash CC for the first time and it seems that the text within the pop-up window (dialog box) is mis-aligned and not allowing me access to the command buttons, nor all the text. (ie: the NEW Template Box, can't see but 2/3 of the content) is there a fix to this problem? using 8.1, Monitor is a high res.2560x1440.

Another View.
the GUI is so hard to read (so small) I enlarge my Ps UI by the instructions below...which helped a lot.

How Do I Create a New Template for iBooks Author?

Apple's provided templates are way too narrow for some of the ideas I want to implement. I do not see any real method for creating a template from scratch. I stripped one of the available templates down to nothing and rebuilt some of the pages and then selected Save As Template... but iBooks Author keeps the original template as the content instead of allowing me to use my own created Chapter, Section, and Pages with the Add Pages.. Button.
How to you create a new template from scratch? I think it is absurd if you can only create a new template from one of the 6 predefined templates.

Be careful on unlocking and deleting stuff, cause this very easily can destroy the layout and your current arrangement
About dimensions, If i am not mistaken, i read on another thread that this cannot be happen.

How can I add a new Template to My Templates in Pages? I've read most of the discussions on the subject but it doesn't work for me. By the time I reach the Templates folder, I only see templates for Numbers and not for Pages. Need help, please. Thanks

How can I add a new Template to My Templates in Pages? I've read most of the discussions on the subject but it doesn't work for me. By the time I reach the Templates folder, I only see templates for Numbers and not for Pages. Need help, please. Thanks

Si vous avez utilisé la commande Save As Template depuis Pages, il y a forcément un dossier
iWork > Pages
contenant Templates > My Templates
comme il y a un dossier
iWork > Numbers
contenant Templates > My Templates
Depuis le Finder, tapez cmd + f
puis configurez la recherche comme sur cette recopie d'écran.
puis lancez la recherche.
Ainsi, vous allez trouver vos modèles personnalisés dans leur dossier.
Chez moi, il y en a une kyrielle en dehors des dossiers standards parce que je renomme wxcvb.template quasiment tous mes documents Pages et wxcvb.nmbtemplate à peu près tous mes documents Numbers.
Ainsi, quand je travaille sur un document, je ne suis pas ralenti par Autosave.
Désolé mais je ne répondrai plus avant demain.
Pour moi il est temps de dormir.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mercredi 23 janvier 2011 22:39:28
iMac 21”5, i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 Gbytes, 1 Tbytes, mac OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.2
My iDisk is : <http://public.me.com/koenigyvan>
Please : Search for questions similar to your own before submitting them to the community

Apply a new template in Contribute?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for