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Business Directory Dashboard Navigation Using XMod Filtering

Apr 2

Written by: Buck Anderson
4/2/2009 10:27 AM 

Xmod has a powerful filtering engine that allows you to pass multiple URL parameter values that allow you to filter your Business Directory listings in creative ways. Here are some examples...

In the XMod module action menu >> Configure XMod Module >> Data Settings >> Filter Options

you can configure the module to Filter Using Form Values or Filter Using URL Parameter.

Configure XMod Module

 

Filter Using URL Parameter Example:

In the following example, we have added to the Filter using URL Parameter section the values for Country, cboState, Region and cboCategory.

Note: If your Business Directory listing includess a non-US state, Region is used instead of cboState form value.

I have chosen to give the form fields above the following values.

cboCateory parameter name cat

cboState parameter name State

Country parameter name Country

Region parmeter name Region

Filter by category

Filter by state

Filter by country

Filter by region

Note: If I was using the Category/Sub Category forms, in this example, I would also include a parameter name for the SavedSubCategory field.

Example:

SavedSubCategory parmeter name scat

I checked the boxes for all of the above parameters to Filter, Use Value, and Exact Match.

Save Changes

Here are some URL examples that you can try adding to the URL bar of your browser for Business Directory Demonstration 3 at our training site:

http://training.dnnprofessor.com/tabid/64/xmmid/401/xmview/1/Default.aspx?cat=Category+7&Country=US&State=MN

http://training.dnnprofessor.com/tabid/64/xmmid/401/xmview/1/Default.aspx?cat=Category+1&Country=US&State=MN

http://training.dnnprofessor.com/tabid/64/xmmid/401/xmview/1/Default.aspx?State=MN&cat=Category+7&Country=US

http://training.dnnprofessor.com/tabid/64/xmmid/401/xmview/1/Default.aspx?Country=US

http://training.dnnprofessor.com/tabid/64/xmmid/401/xmview/1/Default.aspx?Country=AU

http://training.dnnprofessor.com/tabid/64/xmmid/401/xmview/1/Default.aspx?Country=AU&Region=NSW

If Demonstration 3 used the Category/Sub Category form a link might look like the following:

http://training.dnnprofessor.com/tabid/64/xmmid/401/xmview/1/Default.aspx?cat=Category+7&scat=Sub Category 7&Country=US&State=MN

Additional Resource:

How Do I Add a Linked Category Dashboard to XMod?

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Re: Business Directory Dashboard Navigation Using XMod Filtering

Is it possible to return to a page of listView Template when returning from a detailview

By rshevlin on   8/10/2009 7:09 PM

Re: Business Directory Dashboard Navigation Using XMod Filtering

Research Google for JavaScript.history.go

By justnorth on   8/10/2009 7:12 PM

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