List of Component Schemas and Templates

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Last updated: Aug 30, 2021
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The Tridion Schemas and Templates section of instructions provides information on the different Component Schemas and their associated Templates, organized into categories to make it easier to find information based on the task you have at hand.

The following page is a comprehensive list of those component schemas and templates in one place (sorted alphabetically), with links to the more detailed instructions and sections of instructions.

For information on accessing, logging into, and learning the basics of Tridion, see this section of instructions:

Introduction to SDL Tridion

 

Table of Contents

 

Component Schemas and Templates

In the following list:

  • The left column shows the Components, or what you select in the Schema menu when creating a New Component.

  • The right column provides a description of the component, as well as the different Templates available for the component, which you choose from in the Component Template menu when you add the component to a page.

Additionally, in both columns, there are links to detailed instructions on both components and templates.

Banner

Instructions: Call to Action Banners

Description:

Used as an enhanced option to display content or links to external sites.

  • Can be a solid color selected from dropdown or an image with a color overlay.

  • Can also be used within a List component to create homepage banners.

Templates to Select on Page:

Calendar

Instructions: Calendar Listings

Related Instructions:

Description:

Used to create customized calendar displays.

Templates to Select on Page:

Description:

Used to create organized listings of available clinical trials on page.

Template to Select on Page:

  • Clinical Trial Listing

Description:

Used to create a search function of available clinical trials on a page.

Template to Select on Page:

  • Clinical Trial Search

Code

Description:

Used to enter code directly onto a page.

Template to Select on Page

  • Code

Description:

Used to display contact information in a separated box on a page.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Contact Box

  • Contact Box #side

Description:

The most widely used component. Used for creating basic text and compiling paragraphs on a page.

  • Also used for call outs on the side and summaries.

  • Can include images in summary and full templates.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Content Full

  • Content Summary

  • Content Summary with Overlay (New in Template 4!)

  • Content Summary Small Image

Digital Signage Configuration

Description:

Used to manage the settings for touchscreen displays.

Description:

Used to maintain a list of podcasts to display on a site as a podcast archive.

Template to Select on Page:

  • Dynamic List

Description:

Used to highlight and display a single event or event occurrence.

Template to Select on Page:

  • Event Highlight

Description:

Used to create a link to an external URL with a title and introduction text.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Content Summary

  • Content Summary with Overlay

  • Content Summary Small Image

Description:

Used for Lab Sites, displays as side column call out with information about director of lab.

  • Organization must already exist in Faculty Profile System prior to use.

Template to Select on Page:

  • Faculty Profile Widget (side column)

Description:

Used for FAQ sections of site, functions like a "drop down" menu.

  • Each FAQ question must be included on a List component.

Template to Select on Page:

  • FAQ

Description:

Typically used on "Directions" or "Contact Us" pages.

  • Inserts Google Map of location and/or organization onto page.

  • Organization and Building ID’s must already exist in Faculty Profile System prior to use.

Template to Select on Page:

  • Google Map

  • Google Map: Department Locations

Description:

Typically used on "Directions", "Contact Us", or "International Activity Pages".

  • Insert an International Activity Map of locations by inserting the Org ID from the Faculty Profile System.

Template to Select on Page:

  • International Activity Map

Description:

Used to create Buttons or Link Lists, linking to other pages in the site or external content.

  • The Button templates are the only way to insert an individual Link component on a page.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Button (Side Column)

  • Button with Detail (New in Template 4!)

Description:

Used to insert a download link for a multimedia item, such as a picture or document, on to a page.

  • The Button templates are the only way to insert an individual Link component on a page.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Button (Side Column)

  • Button with Detail (New in Template 4!)

Description:

Used to compile various types of lists of components.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Banners Carousel

  • Content Summary List

  • Content Summary List with Overlay

  • Dropdown List #side

  • Expandable Side Column List

  • FAQ

  • Gateway Page List

  • Link List

  • Link list (A-Z)

  • Link list #right

  • List of FAQs (New in Template 4!)

  • List of Photo Galleries

  • Mixed Media Gallery (New in Template 4!)

  • Testimonial Gallery Blue (New in Template 4!)

  • Testimonial Gallery Gray (New in Template 4!)

Description:

Used to pull in video or audio files.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Audio Player

  • Video Player (Main Column)

Description:

Used to display information pulled from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ Database.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • NCI Summary

Description:

Used to highlight and display a single news article.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • News Article Highlight

Description:

Used on pages that feature multimedia content without text as a means of featuring a title on the page.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Content Full

  • Content Summary

  • Content Summary with Overlay (New in Template 4!)

Description:

Used to create organized listing of publications.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Publications List

Description:

Used to create a Publications List (see above, i.e. a designed layout featuring a list of recent publications).

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Publications Reference

Description:

Used to create a dynamic list of publications from PubMed that automatically updates based on a PubMed query inserted in the component.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • PubMed Feed

Description:

Used to create an individual Podcast. These can be displayed on your site as a list of podcast episodes by inserting them in a Dynamic List component.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Dynamic List

Description:

It generates a feed that you can plug into iTunes to create a publicly downloadable podcast in the iTunes store that can be updated through Tridion.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Podcast Feed

Description:

Used to insert quotes or testimonials onto a page.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Quote

  • Quote Banner

  • Testimonial Blue (New in Template 4!)

  • Testimonial Gray (New in Template 4!)

  • Testimonial Small Blue (New in Template 4!)

  • Testimonial Small Gray (New in Template 4!)

Description:

Used to aggregate updates for frequently updated sites, like blogs and news, in a standardized format.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • RSS Feed

  • RSS Feed for side column

Search

Description:

If needed, please contact ysm.editor@yale.edu.

Description:

Used to restrict access to pages, directories, or structure groups within a site by CAS or generic security option.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Security: CAS

Description:

Used to restrict access to pages, directories, or structure groups within a site by generic security, consisting of a generic username and password.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Security: Generic

Description:

Tab labels are used to create multiple tabbed areas on a page. When several tabs are used a horizontal scroll bar will appear.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Page Tabs

Description:

Text fragments are attached to Content components to create a Call Out Box: text that stands out from the rest of the component.

Description:

Used to display the most recent tweets of a specified Twitter account.

Templates to Select on Page:

  • Twitter Feed