The database tool in controlroom.co provides a broad range of tools for running a modern website or online application.
These tools can operate separately from the web content engine or tightly integrated into it.
Multiple independent databases can be created, using unique settings templates.
You can also great groups within these templates and smart groups based on search criteria.
- Adding a database
- Add a database by clicking the add button at the top of the databases menu.
- Give the database a name
- Select an existing settings template for the database or select the add new option.
- You can drag and drop databases to reorder them, and recorded groups within a database in the same way.
Database settings
When you add new database with the ‘Add a new setup’ options selected, or click the ‘edit settings’ button when viewing a database you are presented with the database settings template for editing.
- Name
- This is a name for the settings template so you will recognise it if you want to use it again for another datanase or group
- Based on setting
- The setting can start from a blank slate or you can select an existing settings template to base it on.
- If you select ‘none’ you are given a selector of different field types to build the new template
- Selecting an existing template presents only the fields added to the base template as options.
- Sort records by
- You can select one or two fields here to set the default order of records listed in each database or group
- You need to add fields to the setting first to have options available here