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Using data templates - ANSWER How does Sitecore define a type of item (data schema)? Experience Management (xManagement) - ANSWER What is the name of the feature that makes WCM possible in Sitecor ... e? You need the Experience Database to take full advantage of the available features. It supports the Analytics and Marketing features. - ANSWER What do you need in addition to the Experience Management to take full advantage of the Sitecore Experience Platform? No, items that are pages have their presentation details set. - ANSWER Are all items pages in a Sitecore project? Any version that supports the .NET framework 4.0 will work for Sitecore development. - ANSWER What is the recommended version of Visual Studio for Sitecore development? Manual or zip file, EXE, Sitecore Rocks, SIM - ANSWER What tools can you use to install Sitecore? Collection Database (MongoDB), Reporting, Session State - ANSWER What additional databases are required when running xDB? Put a .config patch file in the App_ Config/Include folder - ANSWER How do you patch in changes to the <sitecore> section of web.config? You need to publish new or edited content. - ANSWER You have just created new content but you cannot see it on your live website. Why not? Keep it outside of any site structure. - ANSWER When you set up multiple site structures in the content tree, what is the recommended practice for handling content that will be shared between sites? ASP.NET Web Application, supporting MVC or Web Forms - ANSWER What types of Visual Studio projects does Sitecore support? By working outside the webroot - ANSWER How can you make your Visual Studio project portable? Publishing copies items from the Master to Web databases while deploying copies files from your Visual Studio project to your webroot. - ANSWER What is the difference between publishing and deploying? Name, host name, rootPath, startItem, language - ANSWER Name some the attributes that can be configured in the site node for a website. (think SiteDefinition.config file). Integration with Visual Studio. Creating and editing items, management tools, viewing website file system - ANSWER What are some of the features of Sitecore Rocks? Provide default values, use user friendly names and icons, limit the use of Rich Text Editors. - ANSWER To provide a rich user experience, what are some recommended practices you should use when you create templates? On the Template Standard Values item - ANSWER Where are default field values defined? It makes publishing easier because the item and the media are both published so you do not have to keep files in sync. - ANSWER Why is storing media in the Sitecore database an advantage? Insert options - ANSWER What item setting needs to be specified for authors to be able to add content? Insert options are set on the Template Standard Values item - ANSWER What is the recommended practice for setting insert options? A code file on the file system and definition item in the content tree - ANSWER Describe the anatomy of a Sitecore Layout? By the Path field on the definition item. - ANSWER How is the layout file linked to the definition item? @Html.Sitecore().Field("<Field name>") - ANSWER How do you display the contents of a field in code? Sitecore Dictionary entries - ANSWER What can you use to translate fields and Help texts in the Sitecore Client? Controller Rendering - ANSWER Which type of component would you create if you wanted to closely follow MVC patterns or invoke complex logic? False - ANSWER True or False: The view should contain all the business logic. In the Experience Editor, the user will be able to add any component to the placeholder. - ANSWER What happens if allowed controls are not specified on a placeholder settings item? Create a component definition item and set the controller and controller action. Additionally, you can also set an Area. - ANSWER How do you make Sitecore recognize of a controller rendering? Statically bind it when you need it to always appear on a layout or rendering. - ANSWER You want to ensure header and footer are always visible on your Main layout. Will you statically or dynamically bind it? The Rendering field is shared between all item versions and is used for global changes; The Final Renderings field is not shared and stores language and version-specific changes. - ANSWER What is the difference between the Renderings and Final Renderings fields? Create a Placeholder Settings definition item - ANSWER When you add @Html.Sitecore ().Placeholder ("main") to your rendering, what do you need to do to make the placeholder selectable in the Experience Editor? The component's Datasource Location field is filled in. - ANSWER An author adds a component to a page in the Experience Editor and the Select the Associated Content dialog box automatically appears. What triggers this behavior? Add the template to the component's Datasource Template field. - ANSWER How can you restrict authors to specific types of item for a component's data source? As clear text in URL query string format - ANSWER How are component parameters stored in the Sitecore database? The Standard Rendering Parameters template - ANSWER What template must be used as a base template for your Parameters Template? On the component's definition item in the Parameters Template field - ANSWER You have created a new Parameters Template. How do you ensure your component uses it? Components that can be exchanged or replaced with each other - ANSWER What are Compatible Renderings? They should be set on both components so you can exchange them. Both need to be in the Allowed Controls for any placeholders they will appear in. They may need to share data source and parameters. - ANSWER What should you keep in mind when configuring Compatible Renderings? [Show More]

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