My Tridion 2011 CTP Extensions Go GA
While I have been planning to publish many more posts already this year, time seems more slippery than expected and I just can’t find it and hold it down for the necessary amount of… well, time.
So nothing fancy with this post, I just wanted to publish the extensions I created before, for the Tridion 2011 CTP(Item Xml Display and List Quick Helper) with the update to make them work on the already released Tridion 2011 (GA).
So for those of you who have been holding their breath in anticipation (you shouldn’t really do that, its unhealthy) you can now download the updated extensions and run them on your 2011 GA environment.
Just a reminder of what the extensions do and how they look like:
The Item XML Display lets users view the XML content of any Tridion item without leaving the GUI using an overlay. This makes it very easy to view and copy the entire XML structure or parts of it when needed.
The List Quick Helper extension adds an overlay box to the GUI list view to provide instant information about the item selected in the list as well as some useful tools such as: quick folder creator, quick structuregroup creator, go to item, rename item and publishing items from different locations.
As I would like to add more functionality to the helper extension I will really appreciate any comments you have letting me know of issues you find with it or ideas for tools that will fit the helper.
I did have to change the configuration for the extensions a bit to match the format for the new version. This was also a chance to make sure the configured extensions are better set up in a way that will make it easier to disable one without the other. It is also easier to deploy them separately now of course.
Downloads
- Item XML Display GA (Theres a newer version which can be downloaded here.)
List Quick Helper GA(Theres a newer version which can be downloaded here.)- Both extensions together
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Hi Yoav,
I updated my own extension-configs according to yours, but I can’t find the documentation on it.
Do you where to find the documentation for the extension configs?
Thnx.
Unfortunately, as far as I know the configuration elements are not documented anywhere officially.
Hi Yoav,
I tried to install the Item Xml Helper, but I keep getting this error:
SCRIPT5007: Unable to get value of the property ‘vdir’: object is null or undefined
Dashboard_v6.0.0.39607.0_.aspx?mode=js, line 21 character 2848
I’ve check the “vdir” in System.config and its correctly set to the virtual directory name. ALl other settings appear to be correct.
This error effectively breaks the CMS, stoppping it from loading fully – any ideas?
Hi Neil, how are you?
Can you send me your system.config file so i can have a look?
Havent seen this specific error before im afraid…
Hi Yoav,
I’m trying to get this CME extension to work as is without much success. The site fails to load when I add the editor xml to the system.config. I’m fairly new to SDL Tridion development and not quite sure about how to debug this problem. Where can I find log messages that will help me figure out what is happening with the extension?
Are there any hints you can give me to help get to the bottom of this?
My CME build is 6.0.0.39607.
Thanks
Neil,
Did you get a response to this error? I seem to have run into the same problem. Any help is appreciate so I can get past this roadblock.
Thanks.
Neo Savvy,
I never really got to the root cause of the error, I simply followed Yoav’s installation step-by-step again and it worked.
Originally I hadn’t created a “C:\2011Extensions” folder, we’d tried to put the files somewhere else.
Hope this helps.
Hi Neo,
Did you manage to sort through this problem?
Have you seen my 8 steps guide? If not, try following it on: http://yoavniran.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/setting-up-a-tridion-gui-2011-extension-in-8-steps/
If this doesnt help, send me your extension.config and system.config files.
Thanks,
Yoav.
Hi Yoav,
I am very new to this tridion.I have followed all the 8 steps to add and extension in the Component view.But now i am trying to call an function on click of button ‘Item XML ‘ present in component ribbon toolbar but nothing is happening.
Plz help.
Thnxxx
mohit
Hi Mohit,
Have you tried using Firebug and look at the console to see if there are any errors thrown from the javascript code?
Yoav.
Hey Yoav,
Ya there is no js error.I need to call an webservice from that js function but right now i am not able to get an alert modal on click .
Its like no event is firing on click of that.
And also somtimes the Item XML button is disable as the class on it gets disabled,in that case i don’t see the image.
Thnxx