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Component link in Page Metadata for DXA Application

Sayantan Basu

We have received a requirement to add a component link in page metadata for our DXA application (DXA Version 1.5), but unfortunately it did not work for me. Then I found a very useful blog from Ryan Durkin regarding this issue. (Here is the link for that…

over 7 years ago
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Setting Up DXA 1.7 Java Web Application on WebSphere 8.5

Ginika Ibeagha

As a follow up to my whirlwind journey into the world of WebSphere and Java and civil service work, (don’t ask me which one) I will like, in this blog, to answer one simple question, how can I get a working DXA 1.7 Java on a WebSphere Application Server…

over 7 years ago
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Instant Campaign v1.1

Niclas Cedermalm

The Instant Campaign extension for SDL Web v1.1 is now available for download from SDL’s App Store: http://appstore.sdl.com/language/app/instant-campaign/748 It is also available on Github as open source: https://github.com/sdl/dxa-flexible-campaign…

over 7 years ago
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The new SDL AppStore

Bart Koopman (former member)

For years we have been displaying the great work our community developers do on the SDL Tridion World eXtension Community. But two years ago already we decided to replace this Tridion specific community with an SDL wide community site (this site), which…

over 8 years ago
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DXA 2.0 planning

Bart Koopman (former member)

Following my latest update on the DD4T and DXA merge and the DXA 2.0 architecture announcement , lets continue looking at the planning we have in mind. With the hard decisions around how to do the merge made, we started collecting the best of both worlds…

over 8 years ago
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Accessing Thumbnails of Video file from SDL Media Manager.

Naveen Kumar KV

When initially I started working with Media Manager, with help of my colleague Jan Horsman I got know how I can play with videos, how can I access them and its properties like thumbnails. Now, I did extended myself to access few more details of media…

over 8 years ago
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There is Always a User. Changing the Translation Manager User.

Alvin Reyes

I've said several times " there is always a user ." I used this slide in my 2017 Tridion Developer Summit presentation . The Translation Manager (TM) service is responsible for seeing if there are translation jobs to send as well as seeing if there…

over 8 years ago
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TCP error code 10061: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 127.0.0.1:2660.

Naveen Kumar KV

When we try implement SDL Web, for most of the existing audience in this community, this error code might seem familiar, but for new bees in the community or for people who are new to SDL Web, this error code is something new and they can’t understand…

over 8 years ago
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Prototypes and Instances

Alvin Reyes

I've explored how you might name elements in Topology Manager . Let's revisit the other "types" in the CMS. When you use a Word or PowerPoint "template" it's often not actual Office template (.dotx) but a prototype which has a theme or layout similar…

over 9 years ago
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Download files/documents from Amazon S3 bucket

Naveen Kumar KV

I got a chance to work on downloading files/documents from Amazon S3 bucket with one of project. It is easy but took some time for me to figure out all the ways to make it work as required by the customer. Hence thought to share few details on this so…

over 8 years ago
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Show your own Web application in the Tridion CME menu

Mark Richardson

Quick introduction to the Application host extension point allowing your applications to appear in the Tridion CME

over 8 years ago
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Some basics on (High) Availability in CMS

Hao Peng

"High Availability" in the wider world I was about to write another post to continue with my Redis series, " Putting Redis to Production Part II - Availability ". After listing the high-level points of that post and being ready to fill it with more…

over 8 years ago
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Custom REL tags using properties

Jacques Kors

As part of an upgrade to Web8, I recently had my first opportunity to create a Custom TCDL tag. A side effect of upgrading to Web 8, using micro services, is the fact that the ComponentPresentationAssembler is no longer available in the web application…

over 8 years ago
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SDL Web 8 - Securing Micro-Services with SSL and a CA certificate

Paul Dessart

In this document we will explain how to create a custom keystore and import the CA certificate and matching key pair allowing SSL support on Tomcat Embedded as used on SDL Micro-services. The Keystore steps are general and may be used for any CA Certificate…

over 8 years ago
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SDL Web Deployer Extension for sending Purge requests to Akamai

Philip Medcraft

Akamai provides a simple REST API for automating content purge requests. For detailed information regarding the API, please refer to the CCU REST API Developers Guide . Akamai's REST API supports a number of calls. In this article I will only cover the…

over 8 years ago
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Uploading images from SDL Web (Tridion) to SDL Media Manager

Philip Medcraft

Consider the scenario where you need to migrate all the images from your SDL Web CMS to SDL Media Manager. For each image in SDL Web, the solution would involve: Downloading the image Uploading the image to SDL Media Manager Creating a program…

over 8 years ago
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Adding a list of SDL Web (Tridion) components to Workflow using the SDL Web Core Service in Java

Philip Medcraft

Here is a code snippet demonstrating how a list of updated components can be added to a new Workflow instance in SDL Web using the Core Service API. Java method for adding components to workflow

over 8 years ago
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First step to building a Java SDL Web (Tridion) Core Service Client

Philip Medcraft

I've recently written a SDL Web (Tridion) Core Service client in Java. I was able to get started quite quickly by using the jaxws-maven-plugin as shown in the Maven pom extract below. Maven pom extract containing the jaxws-maven-plugin The classes…

over 8 years ago
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Exploring the SDL Mobile Devices Database

Philip Medcraft

It is possible to query the SDL Mobile Devices database by using a tool such as RazorSQL . Download and start RazorSQL Select Connections/Connect from the main menu Click the Add Connection Profile tab Select HSQLDB / HyperSQL as the database…

over 8 years ago
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Extending XO Content Experiments

Niclas Cedermalm

Content Experiments in SDL Web Experience Optimization (XO) allows editors to create experiments in page regions managed by XO. These experiments has a defined start and end time, specific trigger(s) and a set of variants to be selected. The site visitor…

over 8 years ago
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First look at Topology Management UI in SDL Web 8.5

Lucas Liu

after installing SDL Web 8.5, a new menu item showing up: "Topology Management", I guess many people wanted to have a quick overview of Topology settings. the main screen of Topology Management is Environments, select one item from Environments pops…

over 8 years ago
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DXA Container Framework v1.1

Niclas Cedermalm

Today the new version of the DXA Container Framework has been released: https://github.com/NiclasCedermalm/dxa-container-framework It now contains support for DXA.Net. The framework has been verified using DXA.Net/DXA.Java 1.6 and SDL Web 8. A new…

over 8 years ago
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How to tackle integrations and/or extensions in SDL Web

Bart Koopman (former member)

A long time ago I wrote an article about the "Big Six" of SDL Tridion 2011 , and now I hear you thinking: "wait what, big six, you must mean the big five?". No I am not talking about the five African game animals said to be most difficult to hunt, I meant…

over 8 years ago
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The world is changing

Bart Koopman (former member)

Almost 2 years ago I posted a message on our old community site that SDL had launched its new community site and that it would replace the old SDL Tridion World. Sometimes things don't go as fast as one wishes, but we did make progress. All articles…

over 8 years ago
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SDL Web E-Commerce Framework v1.1

Niclas Cedermalm

Today the new version of the SDL Web E-Commerce Framework has been released to the community: https://github.com/sdl/ecommerce-framework The SDL Web E-Commerce Framework is an integration framework with connectors for: Fredhopper SAP Hybris …

over 8 years ago
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