Creating a Resource Based on an HTML Page

Note: This feature is not applicable to Percussion CM1. 

An HTML page used to create a resource should be marked up for splitting into an XML DTD and an XSL stylesheet using XSpLit markup. 

To create a resource based on an HTML page:

1. Display the File Explorer.
2. Find the HTML page on which you want to base the resource. Select it, and drag and drop it in the application.

   The Workbench displays a popup menu with the options Query and Update.

3. Choose the type of resource you want to create.

   Percussion adds the resource to the application.

4. To modify the resource, double-click on it. The Workbench opens the resource in a separate tab.

A query resource created from an HTML page includes a Page Data Tank, Mapper, and Selector on the Data Pipe. You must add at least one database table to add a Backend Data Tank. The Mapper does not include any mappings and the Selector does not include selection criteria. You must add mappings and selection criteria. (Note: You can only add mappings and selection criteria after you have added a Backend Data Tank with at least one table.)

An update resource created from an HTML page includes a Mapper and Updater. You must add at least one database table to add a Backend Data Tank. The Mapper does not include any mappings, so you must add them; you can only add mappings if you have added a Backend Data Tank with at least one table.