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* {{tlx|job table core}}, the template that formats the data in the main body of the template | * {{tlx|job table core}}, the template that formats the data in the main body of the template | ||
* {{tlx|job table}}, the template that actually gets put on pages | * {{tlx|job table}}, the template that actually gets put on pages | ||
== Usage == | |||
== Default variables == | |||
By default, this template assumes that it is working on all pages within the broad category, [[:category:television stories]]. It also assumes that you are attempting to tabulate information about the [[Special:Properties|property]] that has the same name as the page name. | |||
These assumptions can both be changed. | |||
===Simplest case=== | |||
In most instances, you would just place {{tlx|job table}} on a page and be done with it. As long as the page name matches the name of the [[Special:Properties|property}} name, you don't really need to do much else. | |||
If I typed {{tlx|job table}} on the page [[3D artist]], it will automatically generate a table which was formatted like the rest of our infoboxes and tables. On the list would be all the 3D artists who had '''been credited on''' any episode of any television show that this wiki covers. | |||
You can see this most dramatically by choosing a more ubiquitous title like [[writer]]. | |||
{{job table|job1=writer}} | |||
The list '''always''' appears in a collapsed state — a condition which '''cannot''' be changed by using this template. Also the list is organised in alphabetical order of '''the title of the story''', but it respects {{tlx|TitleSort}}. This means that {{w|article (grammar)|}}s at the beginning of titles are not considered during alphabetisation. | |||
== More complicated cases == | |||
===When the {{tlx|PAGENAME}} doesn't match the property name === | |||
Maybe the name of the page you're working on is [[visual effects producer]] but the property is [[Property:VFX producer]]. In this case, you'll have to make a slight modification: {{tlx|job table|job1=VFX producer}}. This ability to change the property name comes in handy when you want to drop on of these tables onto a completely different page, as was done above with the table of writers. | |||
=== When there's a ''lot'' of output === | |||
For some of the more ubiquitous titles, like [[writer]], you'll probably want to break the table down into smaller tables — logically, one for each show. Or maybe you're working on a series page where you want to show only the writers for that particular series. In these cases you'll want to narrow the category down. For instance, {{tlx|job table|job1=DOP|cat=Series 5 (Doctor Who) stories}} will show you all the [[DOP|directors of photography for series 5. | |||
{{job table|job1=DOP|cat=series 5 (Doctor Who) stories}} | |||
== How it works == | |||
This template is powered by [[T:SMW|SMW]], a powerful extension to the standard MediaWiki software which allows the creation of truly relational data. | |||
