Getting started

Please take your time to read through each of these links, they will greatly help you understand some of the principals behind Fabrik

• A brief introduction to database design
• Url Structure
• Using Eval
• Debugging

Getting Started, Example List​

After Fabrik Installation you can
Create your first list


Add a label, "Save"

Add a Content type (a sample of predefined Elements), "Save &Close"


That's it, your first list with Fabrik default settings.


Fabrik has created

• a database table `list_one` with columns `id` and `date_time`
  
• a Fabrik form
• a Fabrik group
• two Fabrik Elements
  

Set list access levels
List and record access are defined by Joomla Access levels, default list access is
Public: view list, view records, add records, edit records
Registered: delete records
Spezial: empty (= truncate the list)

You can set the access levels as you need in your list "Access" .
Add more Elements

• Add a Label
• Fabrik will create the Name (= database column name) from the label automatically, you can change it
• Select a Plug-in (the type of your element)
• Select a Group the element should belong to
• In List view settings set "Show in list"=YES
• Save&Close

Add/modify data
In Fabrik Lists click "View Data" and add some records.
Existing records can be modified by clicking the pencil icon.

Frontend Access
Create a Joomla menu item type "Fabrik list"

Learn about modifying the default list/form/group/element settings
Open the list/form/group/element form by clicking on the name (or open a new one).

• Open all tabs, Options etc to see the possibilities
• Mouse-hover all labels, most of them will show additional informations
• Use the "Help" buttons which will link you to the WIKI
• Poke around the WIKI to detect additional list/form/element/Validation/visualization/scheduled task/content plugins, for custom output design, for adding custom php and JS code, fine tuned data access, Fabrik Options, youtube videos etc.

Additional Help​

Whist this document covers the functionality of each part of Fabrik we also have additional learning material, details of which are listed below:

A comprehensive series of tutorials can be found here:
https://fabrikar.com/forums/index.php?wiki/fabrik-tutorials

And finally of course we have our forums:
https://fabrikar.com/forums

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