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The software developer can now create the new channel within XperienCentral. XperienCentral has a wizard for creating the new channel. In step 2 of this wizard, technical details are requested, therefore it’s a good idea to gather this information before starting the wizard. The required details are:
| Field |
| Name Step 1 | How to Determine the Value of this Field |
| Name | The name of the channel. This name is used in the title of the home page and in the title bar of the browser or browser tab. |
| Identifier | A unique identifier used to identify the channel internally within XperienCentral. This is a string consisting of letters and numbers (no spaces). |
| Based on channel | Select the channel that the new channel will be based upon. The new channel inherits the core configuration of the one it is based on. |
| Field Name Step 2 | How to Determine the Value of this Field |
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Hostname | The hostname of the |
channel ( | |
Generator | The hostname of the edit environment ( |
Default e-mail address | Default address for sending e-mails. |
Folder for uploads | The folder where the uploads will be placed. This is the |
Upload URL | Based on the previous folder name this would be |
Folder for multimedia uploads | Multimedia files (files that are stored within the Content Repository) are stored in the |
Multimedia Upload URL | Based on the previous folder name this would be |
Descriptor folders | These folders contain the presentation JSPs. XperienCentral scans these folders in search for new, changed, or deleted presentations. The folders need to be separated with a semicolon (;). The default value for this property is |
Redirect base directory | The same as the |
With the details from the previous table at hand, perform the following tasks in XperienCentral to create the new channel:
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