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Dennis SolisDennis Solis

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TopicsTopics ModulesContextual Filter views, ctoolsRelationship entity

entity reference entity connect

Views Relationship views, ctools

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Views Views If TimeIf Time

TopicsTopics ModulesViews conditional

views_conditionalDownload views_data_export

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You are all experts inYou are all experts in

Contextual filtersRelationships

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What is a contextual filter?

Basically a contextual filter is simply a way of limiting what information you displayed to the user.

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Why?

Help your users focus on items for which they are search.

Limit what data the user see.

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How could you possible be a

CONTEXTUAL FILTER

expert?9

Contextual FilterContextual Filter

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Contextual FilterContextual Filter

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Contextual FilterContextual Filter

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Contextual FilterContextual Filter

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Contextual Filter Contextual Filter ExamplesExamples

Courses on a restaurant’s menu Bad Camp sessions Airline reservations Filter by product types on Amazon

or E-Bay

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Contextual FiltersContextual FiltersSamplesSamples

Restaurant Menu Restaurant Menu (Example 1)(Example 1) Menu at a glance – show everythingMenu at a glance – show everything StartersStarters Signature AppetizersSignature Appetizers Main EntreesMain Entrees Jack Daniel’s GrillJack Daniel’s Grill Sour and SaladsSour and Salads

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Contextual FiltersContextual Filters Let’s examine the restaurant’s Let’s examine the restaurant’s

contextual filtercontextual filter (Example 2)(Example 2)

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How could you possible be a

RELATIONSHIP

expert?

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RelationshipsRelationships

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Because of the relationship, you know some things about the other person.

What is a relationships?What is a relationships?

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Content

Menu category•Starters•Appetizers

Author’s NameUser

Image

Content type (taxonomy)

Why?

You want to maintain a single copy / instance of your data.

Your web site reference the single copy / instance of your data.

If you change the data, it is changed through out the web site.

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RelationshipsRelationships

Author / user create a content node An image is associated with a content node A taxonomy term associated with a content node Another entity associated with a content node

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How do you create arelationship?

Kind of like setting up a taxonomy entry. Remember, an entity references another

entity!

1. Setup a content type of Waiter / staff2. Setup a content type of menu dish3. On the Customer Order, we will “connect”

the customer order to both the Waiter / staff and menu dish content types.

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RelationshipsRelationships

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CT – Staff CT - Menu section

(Example 3 & 4)

RelationshipsRelationships

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CT – Dishes

CT – Staff CT - Menu section

(Example 5)

RelationshipsRelationships

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CT – Dishes

CT – Staff

CT – Customer Order

CT - Menu section

(Example 6)

RelationshipsRelationships

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CT – Menu Item

CT – Wait staff

CT – Customer Order

CT – Customer Survey

CT - Menu section

(Example 7)

Univ. of Hard Knocks Univ. of Hard Knocks Suggestions for ViewsSuggestions for Views

Include node type in field name Easily find field in views list of fields.

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Relationship ExamplesRelationship Examples

Display an customer order (Example 8))

Restaurant customer order relationships: Waiter / staff Item order reference menu dish

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Relationship / SQL ViewRelationship / SQL View INNER JOIN:

Returns all rows when there is at least one match in BOTH tables.

Require relationship = Y

LEFT JOIN: Return all rows from the

left table, and the matched rows from the right table.

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ViewsViewsAdd relationshipsAdd relationships

Views – Add relationship (Example 8)

Referenced – Read entity referenced from source View is based upon Customer Order and

reading Staff, and Dish information Referencing – Read source from entity

reference View is based upon Staff and reading

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Download a table into a CSV file

modules: views_data_export

The module view data export will allow you to download your table view into a comma separated value (CSV) file.

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Download a table into a CSV file

Data export is exposed on your view

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(Example 9)

Download a table into a CSV file

Choose “Data Export” from the +Add in views

Notice your Format is CSV File

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(Example 10)

Download a table into a CSV file

Setting The text “by

deselection this, the xml file…” is a bit misleading.

Need to check “Provide as file” if you want a download file!

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You can put replacement patterns in the file name

Download a table into a CSV file

Make sure you specify: A path

I used <view_path>_dnld Attach to – The view to

attach the download. Batch export – Yes if big

download Pager = Display all items

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Views conditionals

module: views_conditionalmodule: views_conditional

You want to check some condition before you decided to the field should be displayed.

In my case, I check a person’s role before decide if they have the permissions to see a specific field..

ExampleExample37

UHK Suggestions for UHK Suggestions for ViewsViews

Name content types in singularName content types in singular Names views in pluralNames views in plural If using multiple views:If using multiple views:

““All displays” vs “this page”All displays” vs “this page” Structure -> Views -> SettingsStructure -> Views -> Settings

Show the SQL queryShow the SQL query Make input required BEFORE views Make input required BEFORE views

runs.runs.

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UHK Suggestions for UHK Suggestions for ViewsViews

Page views with same path.Page views with same path. Bad – only one view will appear in the Bad – only one view will appear in the

menumenu Good – if the different views have Good – if the different views have

different role permission, you can have different role permission, you can have multiple views under one menu item – multiple views under one menu item – and role appropriate view will appear.and role appropriate view will appear.

With views aggregation – do not sort With views aggregation – do not sort the data. Let the aggregation do it.the data. Let the aggregation do it.

Don’t forget to put in No Results Don’t forget to put in No Results message in your view.message in your view. 39

Congratulation!Congratulation!

You are now an Advance Views builder!You are now an Advance Views builder!

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