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My Templates

Use this dialog to view or change status for templates for which you have privileges.

In author mode, access this dialog by choosing My Templatesfrom the My Content menu.

You can set search criteria to filter results - results include some or all of these options:

To view pages for which you are the owner, set filtering and ordering criteria, including which subsite levels to include and date restrictions.The defaults for these options are set through Site Administration - Properties and Settings - Report Settings. See Report Settings.

You can filter using these options. Click Filter to apply and display items that meet your criteria.

Search Criteria - Select from the dropdown, then specify an alphanumeric value to refine your search on item title. Leave blank to include all titles.
Subsite - Select from the dropdown, or click the subsite search icon . Optionally check Include Child Subsites to search the selected subsite and all the subsites it contains. Leave this unchecked to search the selected subsite only.
Date Restrictions - Select from the dropdown:
None - Initial default. No date limitations.
Last modification date - The last time content was changed
Last major modification date- The last time the content was changed with the setting Treat change as significant, an organization-configurable option that has no effect on CommonSpot versioning
Creation date - Search by origination date.
Publication date - Search by date published

Once you set a date restriction, you can further refine your search with options in the second date field. Optionally pick from This week, Last week, This month, Last month,etc.

Click Select Date Options. A green checkmark indicates the current filter . Optionally choose from the following:

Creation Date - Filters results based on the date created.
Publication Date - Filters results based on release for publication.
Last Modification Date – Filters results based on the date of last change.
Last Major Modification Date - Filters results based on the date of last major change. This is an organization-defined option set by treat change as significantduring updates.

Click to sort by column head.

Click an item in the Page Title column to display that page in the main browser window, for quick review.

The State column indicates active/inactive and public/private status Click to toggle. In the example above, the Landing Page template is inactive and the Base Plus One template is private.

In the Actions column, clicking the edit icon displays the following.

Select a mode for viewing the page. Selecting All Changes, as shown above, opens the selected page for editing.

Clicking the Metadata & Security icon, as shown below, displays the following options.

Select a page information option.

Standard Properties, Custom Properties: See Contributors Reference and Contributors Reference. Properties displayed to authors derive from administrative settings made through the Site Administrator - Page Creation/Properties UI option.

Details: Displays specifics for the selected page, template, or uploaded file. See Page Details, Template Details, and Uploaded Document Details, for information presented for these file types. The Details option does not display for registered URLs.

Security: Displays type-specific security settings for the selected item. Options displayed to authors derive from administrative settings. See “Page Security,” “Template Security,” “Image Security,” and “Uploaded Document Security" in this document.

My Tags: Displays any personal tags associated with the page, template, or uploaded file. See My Tags.

Clicking the More Actions icon for a selected item displays the following options:

Create Work Request

Change Owner

Lock Page

View Usage Statistics

View Referring Pages

Manage Freshness Reminders

Manage Contacts

Manage Notes

More Actions: Click one or more checkboxes and select the appropriate option from the More Actions dropdown to copy, move, activate/deactivate, or delete pages. Remove individual items by clicking the associated delete icon , or select multiple items, click Delete Selected from the More Actions dropdown, then click Go. You can optionally select/deselect all.

Related Links

Template Security

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