You specify the template on which to base a rule when you create the rule. You can also change the template of an existing rule. Every rule must be based on a template.
To choose a template for a new rule or to change the template of an existing rule, follow these steps:
To specify a different template for an existing rule, go to the Rules section of the Navigation tree and click the folder containing the rule. The rules in that folder appear in the Content Details Panel, or
To create a new rule, right-click the folder in which you want to create the rule and select Add Rule. The new rule appears in the Content Details Panel with a default configuration.
In the Content Details Panel, click the rule that you are creating or modifying. The Page/Rule Summary dialog appears.
Under Page/Rule Summary, click Edit to the right of the name of the currently used template.
From the Select Template menu, choose a template appropriate for your rule. If you change the template for an existing rule, any content configured prior to the change is lost.
A slot is a type of cartridge that references rules in one or more specified folders to populate a page or page section.
Instead of referencing a single rule, a slot can be configured to reference the rules in one or more folders. The slot dynamically populates a page or page section based on the rules within the folders.
Slots enable you to manage and trigger different sections of a page independently from the rest of the page. Unlike other cartridges, a slot can point to more than one rule. About controlling the display of content for more information on triggers.
Slots make it possible to:
Once a set of conditions has been created to manage a specific page section, slots let you share the page section across multiple pages.
Page sections can display using a different set of triggers from those used in the rest of the page.
When different sections of a page are managed in separate folders, a business user can make changes to just the triggers within a single folder and update all pages that reference that folder. The business user does not need access to the individual pages in order to update them.
Use slots for the following activities:
Control the brand banner images that display throughout the site.
Specify the images that display at a particular navigation state (for example, Digital Cameras > Kodak) even if there is no specific landing page for that navigation state.
Display promotions in the menu area based on more specific trigger criteria than those that apply to the page as a whole. For example, you could create a page to use as a base for all "Digital Cameras" pages, and populate the menu sections with more specific content based on the brand, price range, or other dimensions.
Display promotions in the menu area based on trigger criteria that are simply different from those on the page as a whole. For example, there might be a "Back to School" special for a particular time frame that applies to all pages within a category or even the entire site. This model lets you reuse content for individual sections across a variety of pages. The reusable sections are managed in a central location so that updates immediately take effect across all the pages that include the reused content. You do not need to edit each one manually.
