Manually set the location of the configuration list

[James Green]

Hi, I apologize if this has been addressed elsewhere (I did try searching!) but I am having problems setting a central location for management of form configurations. I am using a template to create multiple sub-sites but I want the configuration to point back to the original template site.

I followed the instructions and added the following in the DFFS_loader.html file (using SP2016):

var dffs_configListBaseUrl = “/PMTemplate”;

but the new sub-sites still do not follow the configuration on the original site.

Is there something I am missing?

Thanks for your help,

James

[Alexander Bautz]

Hi,
Ensure you actually refer to the loader file you have made the changes in. You can hit F12 to bring up the console (if you open the form in a modal dialog you must right click and select Inspect to ensure the console is attached to the correct window).

Then type in the name of the variable dffs_configListBaseUrl and hit enter. If it show as undefined you must ensure you have changed the correct file (is the SPJS/DFFS folder in the root of the site collection or in the subsite).

Alexander

[James Green]

Alexander,

Thanks for your help. I had changed the correct file but the location was incorrect. I couldn’t just reference the subsite (/PMTemplate); I needed to use “/sites/XXX/PMTemplate”

James

[Alexander Bautz]

I’m glad it worked out.

Alexander

[James Green]

Alexander,

Thanks again for your help. I have another related question; the template seems to work correctly for everything except the vLookup columns. When I create a new site from the template it loses the connection to the other list and I need to set it up again. Is there a way to work with the vLookup feature and templates?

Thanks,

James

[Alexander Bautz]

Sorry for the late reply – your email was “lost” in my inbox.

I forgot to point it out, but you must also change the base url used in the vLookup setup – and – look here for an explanation: https://spjsblog.com/vlookup-for-sharepoint/vlookup-user-manual/#Change_the_location_of_the_configuration_list

Let me know how this works out.

Alexander

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