Name two key components that make up Sitecore XP - ANSWER Experience CMS, and marketing platform
Name some of the sites that you can refer to for more information and module downloads - ANSWER SDN, Knowledge Base, Mar
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Name two key components that make up Sitecore XP - ANSWER Experience CMS, and marketing platform
Name some of the sites that you can refer to for more information and module downloads - ANSWER SDN, Knowledge Base, Marketplace, Sitecore XP 8, Sitecore XP 8 Documents
What should you do before contacting support? - ANSWER Refer to Help Desk best practices
What are your responsibilities as a developer? - ANSWER Build according to recommended practices
Name three Sitecore interfaces - ANSWER Desktop, Content Editor, Experience Editor
Everything in Sitecore is an... - ANSWER Item
An item is not a... - ANSWER File
An item's URL is determined by... - ANSWER Its position in the Content tree
Name the process by which items are synchronized between the master and web database - ANSWER Publishing
Which Experience Editor mode would you use to add a new component - ANSWER Designing mode
Which Experience Editor mode would you use to add an image or edit text? - ANSWER Editing mode
When a request comes in - ANSWER Sitecore...,Maps URL to an item in the content tree and dynamically assembles presentation
Name the three databases that are installed by default - ANSWER master, web, and core
Name some foundation features that Sitecore provides out of the box - ANSWER Content versioning, multi-language support, devices (adaptive design) support
What is the name of the digital marketing management part of the Experience Platform that collects and aggregates contact information? - ANSWER xDB (or Experience Database)
An item's type is determined by the ______ used to create it. - ANSWER Data template
What is an item composed of? - ANSWER Field sections and fields
What do you need to specify when creating a new field? - ANSWER Field name and type
In the Content Editor - ANSWER where can you find out which data template an item is based on?,Quick Info section on that item
Some examples of field types are... - ANSWER Single-Line Text, Rich Text, Image, Date
In which scenario would you use data template inheritance? - ANSWER When fields are repeated in multiple data templates
Why is it important to think of your data template creation and inheritance structure from the beginning? - ANSWER Refactoring template inheritance may cause data loss
By default - ANSWER all data templates eventually inherit from which Sitecore data template?,Standard Template
What happens if the same field section name is used in multiple templates in a data template's inheritance tree? - ANSWER (1) The field sections will merge (2) Fields will be listed under this single section
What happens if the same field name is used in two separate inherited data templates? - ANSWER (1) Fields do not merge (2) Both fields will appear (3) Best to avoid reusing the same field names
Describe the standard values item - ANSWER (1) Always named __StandardValues (2) Child item of owning data templates (3) Is a special instance of an item --contains all inherited fields
What type of settings can be applied to standard values? - ANSWER Default field values, default insert Options, default presentation, default Workflow
What are the two types of default field values? - ANSWER Dynamic (uses tokens) and Static.
How do tokens work? - ANSWER Tokens are replaced when an item is created. For example, there are tokens for the name of the item or the ID of the parent item.
Name three tokens: - ANSWER Any three of the following: $name, $date, $id, $parentid, $parentname, $time, $now, $date
What are the Insert Options? - ANSWER A list of item types (data templates) that can be created under a specific item.
Where Insert Options should be configured? - ANSWER On the data template's standard values which can be overridden at item level.
Why is it a good idea to configure Insert Options on standard values? - ANSWER All items using that data template will have the same Insert Options.
What are presentation details? - ANSWER Configuration that determines what an item looks like when requested by the browser.
Describe how Sitecore resolves a page in comparison to a static HTML site. - ANSWER Normally, a URL points to an HTML file. In Sitecore, a request maps to an item and the page is dynamically assembled from smaller pieces.
Describe how Sitecore resolves a page in comparison to a static HTML site. - ANSWER Normally, a URL points to an HTML file. In Sitecore, a request maps to an item and the page is dynamically assembled from smaller pieces.
What is the name of the main Sitecore .dll? - ANSWER Sitecore.Kernel.dll
What happens if you do not set Copy Local to False for you Sitecore.Kernel reference? - ANSWER Some dll's in bin folder will be deleted and you will need to get the full set from another installation to continue working.
In a Sitecore context - ANSWER what is the name given to an .aspx file?,A Layout
How is a Layout definition item connected to a Layout file? - ANSWER The Path field on the Layout definition item points to the location of the .aspx file.
How do you configure an item's presentation details in Sitecore Rocks? - ANSWER Right-click->Tasks->Design Layout or CTRL+U. You can also use Command
How many Layouts can you assign to a single item? - ANSWER One -- Per Device
Name three different types of Sitecore components - ANSWER Sub layout, XSLT rendering, web control
What type of file is a Sitecore Sub layout? - ANSWER .ascx
A component consists of a file on the file system and... - ANSWER A definition item in Sitecore
How does a component definition item where to find the associated file? - ANSWER By a Path field on the definition item
What are the benefits of dynamic binding? - ANSWER (1) New page types can be assembled from existing components (2) Changes to page structure do not require a developer (3) Supports content re-use (more in Module 5) (4) Supports Site core's personalization and testing features
What is the Sitecore control that allows you to dynamically bind components to a page? - ANSWER sc:Placeholder
What is the Sitecore control to statically include Sub layouts on a page? - ANSWER sc:Sublayout
What is the Sitecore control to statically include Sub layouts on a page? - ANSWER sc:Sublayout
Describe the process by which a component is bound to a placeholder? - ANSWER Open presentation details -> Add Rendering -> select rendering -> Edit Placeholder Key property
Name the property that you must set on a placeholder to identify it. - ANSWER Key
If all items of a particular type require a particular component - ANSWER where should these presentation details be configured?,On the standard values of the data template
What type of components might be good candidates for static binding? - ANSWER Page scaffolding, like headers and footers
Name three specialized Sitecore field controls - ANSWER , ,
How can Sitecore help you resize images dynamically? - ANSWER Set MaxWidth and/or MaxHeight onthe sc:Image tag
Name the one mandatory property that must be specified on the Sitecore web controls - ANSWER Field
Sitecore Namespaces - ANSWER • Sitecore.Data - CRUD operations, item manipulation • Sitecore.Context - Information about current request • Sitecore.Links - Links management
Useful in-built utilities - ANSWER • Sitecore.DateUtil • Sitecore.IO.FileUtil • Sitecore.StringUtil • Sitecore.UIUtil • Sitecore.MainUtil
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