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Sitecore 7 - Multilist with search relative path

Given the following structure

Home
    Storage
        Article1
        Article2
        Article3
    Products
        Product

Where the item product has a Multilist with search field that targets the item storage. How do I set the StartSearchLocation relative to product?

I've tried the following

StartSearchLocation=query:[parent::item[@@templatename=Home]]/Storage
Solution

  • You can add the following to the Source field of the template;

    query:ancestor-or-self:: *[@@templatename = 'home']/*[@@templatename = 'storage']/*

    This will look for the ancestor (or iteself) that's template is Home, then looks for a child of home that has the is a template of storage. Then it will select all items underneath storage.

    You can even go a step further and ensure it only selects items under storage that are articles;

    query:ancestor-or-self:: *[@@templatename = 'home']/*[@@templatename = 'storage']/*[@@templatename = 'articles']

    Although I wouldn't recommend using templatename, rather Templateid for example;

    query:ancestor-or-self:: *[@@templateid = '{96563B8C-A000-488C-B7E2-96008C24F3D3}']/*[@@templateid = '{0E47CA9D-E762-4FDF-8C6C-C500DD9EB40A}']/*[@@templateid = '{0E47CA9D-E762-4FDF-8C6C-C500DD9EB40A}']

    Don't forget to replace my Guids with yours