Control the Sections Displayed on the Page

The Properties pane lists all the sections that you can display on the page. To change the sections displayed in the container, you use rules to define which sections are displayed.

To change the sections displayed in a container:

1. In the Properties pane, click Rules Editor to open the editor.

   The rules editor displays a list of rules for determining the sections displayed on the page. The rules listed under Built-in Rules are defined in the extension dependency, and you cannot edit them. When you create a rule it is listed under Extension Rules.

   
   

   
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2. Click in the editor, and then provide a name and description for the new rule.

   If you want to duplicate a rule, right-click the rule in the list and select Duplicate in the popup options menu.

3. Change the order your extension rules are listed by selecting the rule, and then dragging it into the position you want.

   Rules are evaluated in order, from the top down. If a rule's conditions are met, the rule is applied, and none of the rules below it are evaluated. Your new rule is added to the top of the list of Extension Rules, so you need to make sure the rule is in the correct position.

   If you want to delete a rule, right-click the rule and select Delete in the options menu.

4. Click Edit Condition in your rule, and then define its conditions in the condition builder.

   The condition builder is the same one used to create conditions for extension rules in business rules. If you're not familiar with using the condition builder, see Set Conditions for an Extension Rule.

5. Choose the sections you want displayed in the container.
   • To add a section to the list of displayed sections, click the section's button in the list of Available Sections.
   • To remove a section, click .

   To change the order the sections appear in the container, grab the section's handle next to the section name and move it to a different position in the list.

6. Create new sections in the container.

   You can create sections when you are editing an extension rule. New sections are based on the container's templates defined in the extension dependency.

   1. Click + Section.
      
      

      
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      When you add a section, it is added to the list of Available Sections in the Rules Editor, and to the All Sections list in the Properties pane.

   2. Click the new section in the All Sections list in the Properties pane.
   3. In the Properties pane, edit the section's name, description, and properties.

      To edit the section name, hover over the name and click :

      
      

      
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      Sections might have other editable properties. These properties are based on the template used for creating sections in the container. The template is defined in the extension dependency.

   4. Click Back.
7. Click X in the top right of the editor to close it.

   The Designer displays the container with the sections defined in your extension rule.