Viewing Smart Forms

To view a Smart Form, follow these steps.

1. In the folder tree on the left side of the Workarea, go to Settings > Configuration > Smart Form Configuration.

2. Click the form you want to view.

See Screen Sample

The View Smart Forms screen appears with a more detailed description of the configuration.

See Examples of the Screen

Smart Form Created with Data Designer

Smart Form Created with External Files

The View Smart Form screen has three tabs.

Properties Tab

Display Information Tab

Preview Tab

Each tab is explained below.

After viewing, you can perform the following actions on the Smart Form.

Button	Name	Description	More Information
	Edit	Edit a Smart Form	Editing Smart Forms
	Edit Data Design	Open Data Designer	Editing Data Design Packages
	Add Smart Form	Create a new Smart Form from scratch or based on an existing one	Viewing Smart Forms
	View XSLT	Display a Smart Form’s XSLT	Viewing Data Designer XSLTs
	Delete	Delete a Smart Form	Deleting Smart Form Configurations
	Back	Return to previous screen

Learn About the Properties Tab

Properties Tab

Field	Description
Title	Name given to Smart Form.
ID	ID number assigned by Ektron CMS400.NET upon creation of the configuration.
Description	Detailed description of configuration given by creator or last editor.

If the Smart Form was created using external XML files (instead of the Data Designer), the following information also appears:

Editor Information

Validation Information

Learn About the Editor Information on the Screen

Editor Information

Note: This section only appears if you do not use the Data Designer to create your Smart Form.

The editor information contains the file names of the XSLTs used when editing and adding content in the editor.

Field	Description
Edit XSLT	XSLT applied to the content when being edited. Note: If no edit XSLT is specified, the Edit Data Design option is enabled in the toolbar.
Save XSLT	XSLT used to transform the XML created in the editor when the Smart Form is saved to the database.
Advanced Configuration	XML file that contains display information, schema validation, and other advanced XML data.

Learn About the Validation Information on the Screen

Validation Information

Note: This section only appears if you do not use the Data Designer to create your Smart Form.

You can validate the content created and edited with Ektron CMS400.NET with a schema if desired. The validation information contains information about the schema.

Field	Description
XML Schema	Specify the .xsd file used to validate the XML content that the Smart Form will be assigned to.
Target Namespace	Specify the default namespace used for outgoing XML.

Learn About the Preview Tab

Preview Tab

The Preview tab displays the XSLT applied to the editor when XML content is created. This is the XSLT that was created for the Smart Form.

Learn About the Display Information Tab

Display Information Tab

The display information tab lists the XSLTs that are used when displaying XML in the respective environment.

Field	Description
XSLT1	Display XSLT 1
XSLT2	Display XSLT 2
XSLT3	Display XSLT 3
XSLT Package	Display XSLT Package (created using the Data Designer)

Note: When a Smart Form is created using the Data Designer, a default display XSLT is also created which looks similar to the edit XSLT created in the editor. This default XSLT can be applied to the XML content.

The asterisk (*) denotes the default XSLT for the Smart Form.

The tab also displays the Smart Form’s xpaths.