April 2012
This month's articles focus on an incredibly useful section of the system, namely 'Home boxes' and how to build a home dashboard for users that allows them to access the most relevant and important aspects of their system off one neatly organized home page, sorted into different sections or home boxes.
Homeboxes can include static links to particular system sections (e.g. a link to create a new invoice or sales order), or dynamically list system related data with the use of custom viewlists (e.g. list all content items within a specific content category, or list all sales orders within a specific period). It is important to appreciate that no matter what modules or sections a user deals with in the BB2 system, a home box (or home boxes) can be created to capture all information and links pertinent to that user's area of work.
Articles have also been added to help provide an overview to viewlists and their basic components. Examples show how custom viewlists can be created and incorporated into homeboxes to achieve a home dashboard that offers users links and information to sections they work with.
Latest Articles
Publishing Module: Homeboxes
Programming: Custom Viewlists
