Custom Table Create and Display in Kentico CMS 7.0

Kentico CMS 7.0 provides custom tables as a way to store and manage custom data. Technically, they are SQL tables and coupled stored procedures.

Once a custom table is created and contains data, the next step is to provide a display for site visitors. In this lab we will add a custom table and then use the Basic Repeater web part to display it on a page. We will also look at how to use the Kentico CMS API to add and edit an existing item. In completing this set of labs you will perform the following tasks:

• Create a custom table
• Explore the Data Source web part
• Explore the Basic Repeater web part
• Edit a transformation for better visual display
• Add a new item to the custom table using the Kentico CMS API
• Edit an existing item using the Kentico CMS API