Format
Digest
In earlier versions of Cascade Server, users were required to learn and employ XSL to transform block, structured data, or XHTML content in a page. With the release of Cascade Server 5.7, it is possible to create a Format, which is a new type of transformation asset that can be applied at the region-level, specifically at the page region-level, page Configuration Set region level, and at the Template region-level the same way that a stylesheet can be applied.
There are two types of formats; Script Formats and XSLT Formats. The ways in which data is transformed is dependent upon the type of format being used. Please see the specific format pages for more info.
Some of the most common uses for Format Transformations are:
- turn generic XML data into XHTML in order to display it in a web browser
- add additional formatting and presentation logic
- re-organize or filter XML data
- convert from one XML standard to another (XHTML to RSS)
Concept
Format Inheritance Properties
- Page Configuration Sets inherit and can optionally override the XSLT Format assignments of the Templates associated with its Page Configurations.
- Pages inherit and can optionally override the XSLT Format assignments of its associated Page Configuration Set
Technical
Cross-Site Relationships
For information on Cross-Site relationships for Formats, check out our Cross-Site relationship rules page.