Create a new display column for CCMS Desktop

The CCMS provides a number of display columns that users can add to views to see a variety of information. If users require additional display columns in CCMS Desktop, you can create them.

1. In the TEXTML Administration perspective, connect to your server.
2. Open Index Definitions and determine which existing index captures the information you want to display.

   If an appropriate index doesn't already exist, create it. See Confirm an index definition already exists and Edit an existing index definition or add a new one for details.

3. Locate the display.xml file in the repository's /system/conf collection.
4. Check out the file and open it for editing.
5. Copy one of the existing <key> elements and paste it into the list.

   For best results, copy a <key> element that most closely resembles the type of column you want to add.

   Tip: List the <key> elements in alphabetical order by their @name attributes to make the list easier to read.
6. Edit the @name attribute of the new <key> element to reflect the corresponding index or system property as defined in Index Definitions.

   For example, let's say you want to add a new column to display the title of objects in the source language. You want to use this column when looking at localized content. The existing index that captures this information is named authoringLanguage. The new <key> element might look like this

   <key halign="LEFT" label="Authoring Language" name="authoringLanguage" sortOrder="ASC" sortType="ALPHA" type="Index" visibility="255" width="50"/>

   Tip: As a starting point, a good existing <key> element to copy for this example would be the one whose label is "Language".
7. Edit the @label attribute of the new <key> element to reflect the column name as you want it to appear in CCMS Desktop.
8. Make additional changes to the new <key> element to configure other aspects of the column's initial appearance:

   Attribute	Description
   width	The column width in pixels. Users can resize the column as needed.
   halign	The type of horizontal alignment for the content in the column. Valid values are: LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER.
   sortType	The sort algorithm to be used in the column. Valid values are: ALPHA, DATE, NUMERIC.
   sortOrder	The sort order used as the initial order displayed in the column. Valid values are: ASC (ascending), DESC (descending). Users can change the sort order as needed.
   visibility	Required but obsolete. Value is always 255.
   type	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.

9. Save, close, and check in the file.
10. Check out the Index Definition file and open it for editing.
    Note: Changes to Index Definition can have impacts across the CCMS. Use extra care when making changes.
11. Locate the <fullsummaries> section near the end of the file.
12. In the <summary NAME="fullsummary"> element, add a new <field> element inside <fieldlist>.
    Adding the index here instructs the CCMS to cache the information, allowing it to be used in display columns in CCMS Desktop. Again, it's a good idea to copy and paste an existing <field>.
13. Edit the @name attribute of the new <field> element to reflect the corresponding index or system property as defined in Index Definitions.
14. Edit the @type attribute of the <field> to specify whether the corresponding index is an index or a property.
15. For the @value attribute of the field, specify All to retrieve all instances of the value or First to retrieve only the first instance of the value.
16. Save, close, and check in the file.
17. 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.