Configure the columns and values displayed in views

By editing the display.xml file, you can define which columns are available in views and how they are displayed. By editing the Index Definition document, you can control the display of values in views.

You define a column as a <key> element inside the <columns> section in the display.xml file. Each <key> contains attributes defining the heading, index name, alignment, sort order, sort type, type of information, visibility, and column width for the column. The index used must be defined in the Index Definition document with the attribute KEEPEXTRACTEDVALUES="True", and be listed as a <field> element in the <summaries> section.

Note: You should make these configuration changes in the Test environment and test them before copying them to the Production environment. In a dedicated SaaS deployment, after testing the changes, ask IXIASOFT Customer Support to copy the changes to the Production environment.

In the TEXTML Administration perspective, connect to your server.
Locate the display.xml file in the repository's /system/conf collection.
Check out the file and open it for editing.

Inside the <columns> element, add a <key> element for the column with the following attributes:

Table 1. key element attributes
Attribute	Description
`name`	Type the name of the index (or system property) as its name is specified in the Index Definition document.
`label`	Type the heading to be displayed at the top of the column in the view.
`width`	Type the column width in pixels to set the initial size of the column by default.
`halign`	Define the type of horizontal alignment for the content in the column. Valid values are: LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER.
`sortType`	Define the sort algorithm to be used in the column. Valid values are: ALPHA, DATE, NUMERIC.
`sortOrder`	Define the sort order used as the initial order displayed in the column. Valid values are: ASC (ascending), DESC (descending).
`visibility`	Type `255`. This attribute is required, but obsolete.
`type`	Define the type of information displayed in the column. Valid values are: `Index`: information that is referenced by one of the indexes in the Index Definition document. `Property`: information (such as size, name, and so on) that is kept in a TEXTML property index. `Other`: information used as a special case with Locked By.

For example:

<key halign="LEFT" label="Title from source language" name="authoringTitle" sortOrder="ASC" sortType="ALPHA" type="Index" visibility="255" width="100"/>

Tip:

List the <key> elements in alphabetical order by their name attribute to make the list easier to read.

Save, close, and check in the file.
Locate the Index Definition document.
Check out the file and open it for editing.
Locate the <summaries> section.
In the <summary NAME="fullsummary"> element, add a new <field> element inside <fieldlist>.

Define the <field> with the following attributes:

Table 2. field element attributes
Attribute	Description
`Name`	Type the name (`Name` attribute value) of the index as it is defined in the `<Indexes>` section.
`Type`	Type either `Index` for an index defined in the Index Definition or `Property` for a system or custom document property.
`Value`	Type `All` to retrieve all instances of the value or `First` to retrieve only the first instance of the value.

For example:

<field NAME="authoringTitle" TYPE="Index" VALUE="All"/>

Tip:

List the <field> elements in alphabetical order by their name attribute to make the list easier to read.

Save, close, and check in the file.
Inform users of the changes.
The changes will be applied automatically once users close and then reopen their IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop. Users can also apply the changes without restarting their CCMS Desktop by clicking IXIASOFT CCMS > Synchronize Configuration.