General

Transformation name

The name of the transformation. This is used together with the code name of the parent custom table when assigning the transformation to web parts or controls.

Transformation

Transformation type

You can choose from the following code syntax options, which determine how the system renders the transformation:

•ASCX - with this option, the code of the transformation supports ASCX markup, i.e. the same syntax that you would use to edit a standard web form or user control, including inline code and embedded controls. You can access the fields of the custom table through standard data binding expressions in format: <%# Eval("ColumnName") %>
 
Please note that for security purposes, ASCX transformations may only be edited by users who have the Edit ASCX code permission for the Design module.

•Text/XML - the system processes the code only as basic HTML. This means that any ASCX markup, such as controls or inline code, are not functional when the transformation is rendered. You may use Kentico CMS Macro expressions and methods to insert dynamic values into the content. Use expressions in the following format to get the values of the custom table's fields:
{%ColumnName%}

•HTML - works the same way as the Text/XML option, but editing is done through the WYSIWYG editor. The rendered output of HTML code will be shown inside the editor.

•XSLT - this option can be selected for transformations that use XSL elements to render the data. The code must be in valid XML format.

Code

This is the actual code of the transformation. The code is processed according to the selected Transformation type.

See the Methods in transformations help topic for examples of expressions that you can use in your transformations.