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.

1. In the TEXTML Administration perspective, connect to your server.
2. Locate the display.xml file in the repository's /system/conf collection.
3. Check out the file and open it for editing.
4. 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.

5. Save, close, and check in the file.
6. Locate the Index Definition document.
7. Check out the file and open it for editing.
8. Locate the <summaries> section.
9. In the <summary NAME="fullsummary"> element, add a new <field> element inside <fieldlist>.
10. 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.

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