Change Module Variants via Customizer

Information

• Below, you will find a description of editing options for module variants for users who possess customizing rights.
• When using module variants, it does not matter whether a module variant was created by a normal user or by the customizer.

Here you can find information on module variants for users without customizer rights (regular users).

Details

• The customizer
  • has the same editing options as the user, e.g.
    • modify column (field) width
    • change column (field) order
    • display and hide columns (fields)
    • change order within columns
    • change filter criteria and fulfillment if necessary
      • In order to save changes made to filter criteria you have to switch to the module variant and save there.
  • additionally has the following options:
    • change the data area layout
    • edit forms with the form editor
    • Make changes to the customizing settings of the module variants in the Option Module For MV
  • additionally, the customizer can
    • rename module variants
    • change general module variants
    • delete general module variants

Caution

• A module variant is not saved in the database as an entire module. Only the difference in customizing between the basis module and the variant is saved. The following must therefore be observed when customizing in modules with module variants:
  • If a new data field is to be inserted in a base module, the module variants have to be considered. If the filed is
    • not to be displayed in the module variants, you have to hide it there.
    • to be displayed in the module variants, the order of the fields in the module variants must be checked and possibly adjusted.
  • If you only want to insert a new field in one module variant, you have to insert it at the last position in window 9 of the basic module. Afterwards, you have to display it in the corresponding window in the module variant.
  • If you want a data field not to be displayed in the basic module any longer, you have to check first, whether it is to be displayed in the module variants
    • If not, the data field can be deleted.
    • If yes, the data field must be moved to window 9 in the basic module and afterwards it must be moved back to the window in the variant in which you want it to be displayed
  • If any changes are made to the data area customizing of the basic module, the module variants must be checked in order to find out whether these changes are wanted there.
    • If not, the change must be undone in the module variants.
      • Example: If a data area in the basic module is set to output, this parameter must be activated in the module variant again if necessary.
  • If a data area is replaced in the base module, this data area applies to all variants and the variants must be adjusted if necessary.

Rename Module Variants

Procedure

• Customizer → Module Customizer → Modules
• Enter the required module number into the MOD field.
• Click on the link in the General MV or User MV field, depending on whether a general module variant or a user-specific module variant is to be edited.
  • Subsequently, the selected module variants are displayed in the Module Variants module.
• Change the name of the required module variant in the Name field.
• Save.

Change General Module Variants

Information

• In order to make changes to general module variants, they have to be transformed into individual user-specific module variants.
• After the required changes have been made, the corresponding module variant will be set back to the “General” status.

Procedure

• Customizer → Module Customizer → Modules
• Enter the ID of the required module into the MOD field.
• Click on the link in the General MV.
  • Subsequently, the selected module variants are displayed in the Module Variants module.
• Enter your own code in the User field in the module variant to be changed.
• Save and close the Module Variants module.
• Click on the Start button in the Modules module in order to open the module.
• Select the module variant from the listbox and make the required changes.
• Click on the save symbol in the module variants listbox.
• Close the module.
• Click on the link on the User MV field in the Modules module.
• Enter user "-" in the User field for the respective module variant.
  • Hence, the module variant is turned into the general module variant again.
• Save.

Tip

• User-specific module variants can be defined as favorites by activating the Favorite checkbox so that this variant is displayed directly when the module is started.
  • If a user-specific module variant is changed back to the general module variant (by assigning it to user "-"), the Favorite parameter should be deactivated again, as otherwise the module variant is the favorite for all users and none of the users can change this.

Delete General Module Variants

Procedure

• Customizer → Module Customizer → Modules
• Enter the ID of the required module into the MOD field.
• Click on the link in the General MV.
  • Subsequently, the selected module variants are displayed in the Module Variants module.
• Mark and delete the module variant which you want to delete.

Change Customizing Settings of Module Variants

You can change the customizing setting of module variants via the Option Module for MV module.

Control Creation/Editing/Deletion of Module Variants per Module

Information

• In the Modules module, users with customizer rights have the option to enable or disable the creation, editing, and deletion of user-specific module variants via the MV creation parameter.