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Launch Go To Item tool by selecting Sitecore » All applications » Go To Item

 

The following application will appear:

A quick usage example:

Navigate to any item on the front-end, copy its URL into the ‘Query text’ field of the tool and click the green button on the right. The Content Editor will open the item which corresponds to the given URL.

The Go To Item interface and functions are described below:

Select mode

1.  Path or ID mode

Get items by a path or an ID.

Sample input values:

• /sitecore/content/home

• /sitecore/masters/Folder

• {30235F43-6242-4107-87AB-5267E34EDF0C}

2.  Query mode

Get items by using Sitecore query. You can read about Sitecore query syntax on the SDN site:
http://sdn.sitecore.net/Reference/Using Sitecore Query/Sitecore Query Syntax.html

Sample input values:

• //home – get items called ‘home’ in the database.

• //*[@@templatekey="sample item"] – get items based on the ‘Sample item’ template.

• //system/* - get the children of an item called ‘system’.

Double-click on any item and the item will be opened in the Content Editor.

3.  URL mode

Get items by URLs.

Sample input values:

• http://YouHostName/documents.html

This tool is extremely useful for an Editor when a surfer sends a message with an URL saying that there is a mistake on a page. It can also be used to send links to Sitecore items within an Intranet.