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How do I add another calendar event category?
Up to Table of ContentsThis FAQ applies to: Plone 2.5.x, Plone 2.1.x, Plone 2.0.x
When I add a new event, I see a list of event categories (Appointment, Convention, Meeting, Social Event, Work). I want to add my own event types like Fundraiser, Luncheon, or Rally. How do I do that?
The answer is semantic. Event types are metadata. Each content type in Plone has a list of metadata patterned after a subset of the Dublin Core standards. The Dublin Core metadata term called "subject" corresponds to "the topic of the content of the resource." In the case of a calendar event "resource", the event type is the Dublin Core "subject."
To add your own event type:
- Go to the ZMI for the Plone site (through plone_control_panel),
- Click on the portal_metadata tool,
- Click on the Elements tab,
- Click on the Subject element,
- Find the Element Metadata Policy for the Event content type,
- Add your new event types, one per line, to the Vocabulary list of the policy,
- Click on the Update button for the policy.
Now, go back to your Plone site and add a new event. You should see your new event categories.
by
Chris Calloway
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last modified
November 10, 2008 - 21:31
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