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  • Creating an Alchemy Plugin 3: Ribbon Toolbar and Context Menu

     
    When building a GUI extension it’s best to only show your functionality when relevant, this behaviour starts with the buttons you add to the Ribbon Toolbar and the Context Menu. In this third Alchemy Training video I demonstrate how to … Continue reading...
  • Creating a DXA Java Module

     
    In my previous blog post Troubleshoot a DXA Java Module, I presented a solution for a very specific issue with loading a DXA Java module. Then I had the idea for this blog post -- write a short tutorial on how to write a DXA module.What follows are t...
  • SDL Tridion (SDL Web) CoreService Helpers

     
    I’ve uploaded a small project which helps with the connection and handling of SDL Tridion (SDL Web) Core Service tasks. It is available via my publish BitBucket profile here:  https://github.com/chrismrgn/chrismrgn.sdl.tridion I’ll be adding additional...
  • SDL Tridion (SDL Web) CoreService Helpers

     
    I’ve uploaded a small project which helps with the connection and handling of SDL Tridion (SDL Web) Core Service tasks. It is available via my publish BitBucket profile here: https://bitbucket.org/chrismrgn/chrismrgn.sdl.tridion.coreservice I’ll be...
  • Caching In: Revisiting Data Sharing across Templates

     
    A while back I wrote a post on using Context Variables as a templating cache. When I came across some requirements to cache data between templates on a recent project I revisited this concept, but found some limitations with Context … Continue reading...
  • Troubleshoot a DXA Java Module

     
    I was asked recently to troubleshoot a DXA 1.5 module that was not behaving properly. The apparent issue was that nested embedded fields in all models were not filled in with values once the Semantic Mapper would execute and create the models.This pr...
  • WebSphere 8.5.* Content Delivery Issues

     
    Recently I was involved in the setup of a new content-delivery environment, migrating from a WebSphere 7.* application server to WebSphere 8.5.5. Right away when we started up the application, we started seeing some content-delivery errors with our session...
  • How to install (and uninstall) Alchemy for Tridion / Web

     
    If you’ve still not given Alchemy a shot, I’ve created a couple of videos to show how easy it is install (and un-install) the framework within your SDL Tridion / SDL Web Environment. How to Install Alchemy The video below … Continue reading → ...
  • All change @ me

     
    Sonia the Hippo enjoys the mud of the lake at Longleat In the recent past I have been watching a program on the BBC called “ All Change at LongLeat “. Longleat is engrained in Britishness being the home to Lord Bath and his safari park. Lord Bath’s...
  • Translation Manager – would it ever unlocalize something in my translation…

     
    Oddly enough, yes it can – in a very specific scenario – of course, this can be avoided with clear processes (or even better automation) but it’s good to know as tracking this down was a real bugger! Environment: Tridion … Continue reading → ...