After you create a page, you can add sections to it by copying a section or creating a new one. See the appropriate section below to add a section using one of these methods.
Every page must have at least one section, and every section must have at least one question.
Copy a Section
Follow these steps to copy a section to a page:
- On the page, click +Add From Existing Sections.
- Select the check boxes for the sections you want to copy.
- Click Save.
Add A New Section
Follow these steps to add a new section to a page:
- On the page, click +New Section.
- In Section Name, type a name for the section, which appears on the left panel under Available Sections.
- In Section Header, type the text you want to display for the section header.
- From the Section Typedrop-down list, specify where in AdminPlus you want the answer data stored by selecting one of the following options:
- Database Linked: Question answers are stored in database fields.
- Contacts Linked: Question answers are stored in Contacts fields.
- SuperDB Linked: Question answers are stored in SuperDB tables.
- Attachment Linked: Adds files uploaded by parents to the Portfolio by adding a file to a requirement in the Portfolio. Attaching a file marks the requirement complete.
- Not Linked: Questions where answers are not stored.
- Instruction Box: No questions, just a section to display instructions.
The section type you select determines the options that appear below the Section Type drop-down list.
- Instructions Type any instructions you want to include for the section.
Use the text editor to format the text of the instructions and to insert hyperlinks, images, and tables.
- Attachments To attach a file to the section. Click Select files, click the file, and then click Open.
If Section Type is Contacts Linked then these settings come after Attachments.
- Mandatory Section - Select the check box to make the section mandatory
- Allow parents to add more sections of this type - Select the check box to allow parents to add a contact by clicking +Add Contacts.
- Display how many Sections? Type how many instances of the section you want displayed on the page.
If you type 2, the section will appear on the page twice.
- Relationships and Salutations Select the check boxes for the relationships and salutations parents can choose
- Select the Select All Relationship / Select all Salutations check boxes to select all relationships and salutations.
- Select the Allow to add New Relationship check box or the Allow to add New Salutation check box to allow parents to enter a new relationship or salutation.
If Section Type is SuperDB Linked then these settings come after Attachments.
- SuperDB Table Select the SuperDB table the answer data is saved to.
- Display how many Sections? Type how many instances of the section you want displayed on the page. Example; If you type 2, the section will appear on the page twice.
- Allow parents to add more sections of this type Select the check box to allow parents to add a contact by clicking +Add Contacts.
Click Save to save your changes and close the dialog box or click Save and Add Another to save your changes and add another section.
In the Add/Edit Section dialog box under Available Sections, you can create a new section by clicking +New and defining the section settings, or by clicking an existing section and editing the settings (including the name). Click Save or Save and Add Another to save your changes.