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Turn a hand-picked list into a self-filling one

Change the collection type to Dynamic; the manual items are removed (the editor warns), the query fills the list.

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Address: https://doc.exponential.earth/exphelp/viewer/help/build-two-ways/examples/redesign/manual-to-dynamic.md

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Turn a hand-picked list into a self-filling one

The latest-articles band stops needing weekly picks.

Life cycle: Redesign, example 14 of 34. Worked out on the Fit & Healthy site of Exponential 6.0.15+.

Contents

  1. In the Layouts editor
  2. With templates
  3. Which to choose
  4. Check

In the Layouts editor

  1. Select the List, Change next to Collection type, Dynamic collection, query type, Apply; set parent, sort and number; Publish layout.

With templates

  1. Not a template task.

Which to choose

Export first if the manual picks might be wanted back.

Check

  • The list shows the query result.

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