Add child views to Custom Object detail views

This topic describes:

• What child views are
• Which child views are available
• How to create a customized child view
• How to add a child view to an Object detail view

What child views are

A child view is a view of events or other Object records that you add to an Object detail view.

For example, say a Yoga Center added two child views called Classes and Teachers.

The Classes child view could show only those class events that were held at a specific studio. The Teachers child view could show only the teachers who teach at that studio.

By including child views in each studio detail view, the Yoga Center could provide site visitors with a complete picture of each studio's activity in one handy location.

Which child views are available

The specific child views you can add to a detail view depend upon the relationship between the two Objects.

For example, in the Teachers Object defined by the Yoga Center, if Studio appeared as a field, it would automatically make Teacher child views available to the Studio Object.

By default, the child view will correspond to the view you defined for the Object's spud.

For example, the defined view for the Teachers Object spud could be a view that includes photos. By default, this view will appear as the child view in the Studio detail.

If the default view doesn't present the information in quite the right way, you can create a customized child view.

For example, say that the Yoga Center created a customized view of the Events Object for use as a Studio detail child view. The customized child view could eliminate the unnecessary Studio column that appears in the default view.

How to create a customized child view

1. In the Publishing Control Panel, from the Object list, select the object for which you want to create a child view.
2. Click the Child Views tab, and then click Add a [Object Name] View.
3. On the Add Spud page, select the view you want, and then click OK.
4. On the Edit Settings page, type a Spud Configuration name, select the other settings you want, and then click Ok.

How to add a child view to an Object detail view

1. In the Publishing Control Panel, from the Object list, select the Object with which you want to associate a child view, and then, if necessary, click the [Object] Spuds tab.
2. In the [Object] Detail View section, click Edit Settings & Styles.
3. On the Edit Settings page, in the Child Views section on the Settings tab, click the arrow in the add new view drop-down list, and then select the Object type.
4. In the table that appears, for Tab Label, type the label that will appear above the child view on the detail view page.
5. For View, select the default or customized view you want to display, and then click OK.