AudienceView Documentation

• Creating an Article
• Managing Article Calendar Entries
  • Creating an Article Calendar Entry
  • Modifying an Article Calendar Entry
  • Deleting an Article Calendar Entry
• Inserting Direct Links to Performances, Bundles, Articles, Miscellaneous Items and Gifts in an Artic
  • Linking to a Performance in an Article
  • Linking to a Bundle in an Article
  • Linking to an Article in an Article
  • Linking to a Miscellaneous Item in an Article
  • Linking to a Gift in an Article
  • Deep-Linking a Promotion to a Specific Item
• Working with Search Criteria to Display Results in Article Text
  • Creating Article Search Criteria
  • Adding Sorting Criteria to a Body with Search Article
  • Modifying Article Search Criteria
  • Deleting Article Search Criteria
• Inserting Widgets
  • Enabling Site-Wide Social Widgets (AudienceView 6.8.7)
  • Using Context Types for Widget Parameters
  • Inserting the Calendar Widget
  • Inserting the Facebook Widgets
    • Inserting the Facebook Activity Widget
    • Inserting the Facebook Comments Widget
    • Inserting the Facebook Facepile Widget
    • Inserting the Facebook Like Box Widget
    • Inserting the Facebook Like Button Widget
  • Inserting the Google Widgets
    • Inserting the Google+ +1 Button Widget
    • Inserting the Google Maps Widget
  • Inserting the Login Widget
  • Inserting the Search Filter Widget
  • Inserting the Search Results Widgets
  • Inserting the Twitter Widgets
    • Inserting the Twitter Follow Button Widget
    • Inserting the Twitter Tweet Button Widget
  • Inserting the Video Widget
• Working with Context Fields
  • Creating an Article Template Using Context Fields
  • Context Types and Online Searchable Fields
    • Article Online Searchable Fields
    • Bundle Context Types and Online Searchable Fields
    • Gift Context Types and Online Searchable Fields
    • Miscellaneous Item Context Types and Online Searchable Fields
    • Performance Context Types and Online Searchable Fields
    • Stored Value Item Context Types and Online Searchable Fields
• Working with Form Fields
  • Creating a Form Field
  • Creating a Form Article
  • Removing a Form Field from an Article
  • Modifying a Form Field
  • Deleting a Form Field
• Defining Meta Tags for a Specific Article
• Modifying an Article
• Creating and Using Meta-Tags for Articles
• Copying an Article
• Deleting an Article

Product Guides > 6.8.0 Product Documentation > 6.8.0 Application Documentation > AudienceView Configuration Guides > AudienceView Online Configuration Guide > Content Management Application > Content Management - Articles > Managing Articles > Working with Context Fields > Creating an Article Template Using Context Fields

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Through the use of context fields, you can create an article template that will pull information from the selected source.

To create an article template, complete the following:

1. Open the Content Management application from the AudienceView Desktop.
2. Select the Articles tab.
   The Articles|Search page appears.
3. Click 'Create New'.
   The Articles|Basic page appears.
4. Enter the details of the article into fields in the article details group box.

   Information Different fields will and will not be available depending upon the type of article.

   For more information, refer to Content Management Articles-Basic Page

5. Click  next to the 'Default Context' field.
6. Select the type of article template that you want to create from dropdown (i.e. performance, bundle, miscellaneous item, stored value item or gift).
   A Find dialog box appears (which one depends on the option that you selected from the 'Default Context' field).
7. Search for an select the item that you want to use to create the article template. For more information, refer to:
   • The Find Performances Dialog Box
   • The Find Bundles Dialog Box
   • The Find Miscellaneous Items Dialog Box
   • The Find Gifts Dialog Box

     Information If you selected Stored Value Item, a Find dialog box will not appear. Select the stored value item from the 'Default Context' dropdown.

8. Select the Text tab.
   The Articles|Text page appears.
9. Insert the text that you want to preceed the information in the context field (e.g. Doors Open: for a performance context field).
10. Click 'Insert Context Field'.

    Information If you did not select an option from the 'Default Context' dropdown on the Article|Basic page, the button will not appear.

    The Article Context Type dialog box appears.

11. Select the context type that you want to use from the dropdown (e.g. Entry_Date for a performance context field).
    For a list of all of the available context types and their definitions, refer to Context Types and Online Searchable Fields.
12. Click 'Insert Context Field'.
    The context field is inserted. When the article is viewed Online, the context field will be populated with the information from the item selected in the 'Default Context' field on the Article|Basic page (e.g. Doors Open: 2011-09-03 7:30 PM).
13. For every context field that you want to add, repeat the process from Step 9.
14. Click 'Create'.
    A window confirms that the application created the article.
15. Click 'OK'