How to use variables with CMS components

Variables can be used with CMS components to reduce duplication and easy maintenance

 

Below is an example of using variables in an ActiveHTML component.

 

Types of  Variables:-

 

1.Site Config XPath Variable

This variable uses xpath statement to fetch values from the site configuration xml.

 Below is an example of site configuration XML that should be used for site scope.

 

2.Page Config XPath Expression

 This variable uses xpath statement to fetch values from the page configuration XML.  

  It looks and behaves similar to 'Site Config XPath Variable' except that the XML configuration has a page scope.

 
3.SQL Variable

 This variable uses SQL statement to fetch data from the database.

 

Below is an example of fetching the company name from the database.

4.Url Variable