► Custom Property: null vs blank

To determine if a custom property is null (ie. does not exist) vs. blank, use the following code snippet:

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<!--$executeService("SS_GET_ALL_CUSTOM_NODE_PROP_DEFS")-->
<!--$if rsExists("CustomNodePropDefs")-->
<!--$if isTrue(rsFindRowPrimary("CustomNodePropDefs", "[customPropName]"))-->
     [custom property exists]
<!--$else-->
     [custom property doesn't exist]
<!--$endif-->
<!--$endif-->

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Note:  It is a misprint in both the 10gR3 and 11g Site Studio Technical Reference Guides when it says the SS_GET_ALL_CUSTOM_NODE_PROP_DEFS service returns a ResultSet named "CustomNodePropertyDefs"; it is actually "CustomNodePropDefs".  In fact, my blog has the only reference to "CustomNodePropDefs" on the internet...seriously. Also, SS_GET_ALL_CUSTOM_NODE_PROP_DEFS requires write access to call it so make sure to handle that accordingly.

Good luck.

► What website section is this?

As you know, the Web Site Section metadata field (xWebsiteSection) is in the format:   siteId:nodeId

That's not particularly helpful when using the default Headline View on search results pages of the content server.  Display the section label instead by adding this dynamic HTML resource:

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<@dynamichtml slim_table_cell_text@>

<$if ColumnProperties.id like "xWebsiteSection"$>

<$"<$theSection = eval(#active.xWebsiteSection)$>"$>

<$"<$siteID = strSubstring(theSection, 0, strIndexOf(theSection, \":\"))$>"$>

<$"<$sectionID = strSubstring(theSection, strIndexOf(theSection, \":\")+1)$>"$>

<$"<$if strLength(theSection) > 0$>"$>

<$"<$ssGetWebsiteName(siteID) & \" : \" & ssGetNodeLabel(siteID,sectionID)$>"$>

<$"<$endif$>"$>

<$else$>

<$include super.slim_table_cell_text$>

<$endif$>

<@end@>

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Good luck.

► What's my exact dDocAccount access?

It's often helpful to know what access rights (RWDA) you have to account(s).  By default, "My Profile" only displays the account(s) that you have at least (R)ead access to.  A simple change to the user_info.htm template should clear things up (putting this in a custom component is a best practice, but won't be discussed here):

Around line 150, you will find:

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<td colspan=2 nowrap><span class=infoLabel><$lc("wwAccounts")$></span></td>

<td colspan=2><span class=tableEntry><$if UserAccounts$><$UserAccounts$>

     <$else$><$lc("wwNoAccountsDefined")$><$endif$></span></td>

<td></td>

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Insert the bold:

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<td colspan=2 nowrap><span class=infoLabel><$lc("wwAccounts")$></span></td>

<td colspan=2><span class=tableEntry><$if UserAccounts$>

     <$rsMakeFromString("UserAccountsRS", UserAccounts)$>

     <$rsSort("UserAccountsRS", "row")$>

     <$accountOutput = ''$>

     <$loop UserAccountsRS$>

          <$if userHasAccessToAccount(row, 15)$>

          <$accountOutput = accountOutput & row & ' (RWDA)<br />'$>

          <$elseif userHasAccessToAccount(row, 7)$>

          <$accountOutput = accountOutput & row & ' (RWD)<br />'$>

          <$elseif userHasAccessToAccount(row, 3)$>

          <$accountOutput = accountOutput & row & ' (RW)<br />'$>

          <$elseif userHasAccessToAccount(row, 1)$>

          <$accountOutput = accountOutput & row & ' (R)<br />'$>

          <$endif$>

     <$endloop$>

     <$accountOutput$>

     <$else$><$lc("wwNoAccountsDefined")$><$endif$></span></td>

<td></td>

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Good luck.