Changing pages programmatically does not reflect in site pages

Yasar Rahman

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i m using epi server 8 and I am editing page programatically but changes made programatically does not show up in site pages in order for editor to publish publish but when i check the page history it shows changes over there

my code is

var pages = DataFactory.Instance.FindAllPagesWithCriteria(PageReference.StartPage, Criterias, "en", new LanguageSelector("en"));
if (pages != null && pages.Count > 0)
{
var Page = pages[0];

writablePage = (Page as PageData).CreateWritableClone();

writablePage.Name = (writablePage as MyPage).PageTitle = "Page Name";

var saveAction = SaveAction.CheckIn | SaveAction.ForceNewVersion;

DataFactory.Instance.Save(writablePage, saveAction, EPiServer.Security.AccessLevel.NoAccess);

}

#131308

Jul 20, 2015 21:05

Per Magne Skuseth

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I think you'll need to clear the cache for the page after saving it:

DataFactoryCache.RemovePage(writablePage)

#131311

Jul 21, 2015 7:20

Yasar Rahman

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After adding this line. Following happens

1:- If page has no changes to publish. the changes i made in back end displayed properly

2: If page has already some changes which are pending to be published then changes made in backend are still not visible in site pages

#131322

Jul 21, 2015 9:34

Yasar Rahman

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#131323

Jul 21, 2015 9:35

Per Magne Skuseth

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I'm guessing you'll need to fetch the latest version when programmatically getting the page:

            var repository = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<IContentVersionRepository>();
            var contentLoader = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<IContentLoader>();
         
            var latestVersion = repository.List(page.ContentLink).OrderBy(x => x.Saved).FirstOrDefault();
            var latestPage = contentLoader.Get<PageData>(latestVersion.ContentLink);
            var writablePage = (latestPage as PageData).CreateWritableClone();
            latestPage.Name = "new name!";

I did not test this though. The OrderBy might need to reversed :-)

#131324

Jul 21, 2015 10:04

Yasar Rahman

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but that will give me last saved version of the page and all my changes will reflect in that version. i want to create new version of programatic changes for that page.

#131325

Jul 21, 2015 10:25

Per Magne Skuseth

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Then I suppose you need to set the common draft to the new version you create:

            writablePage.Name = "a new name";
            var saveAction = SaveAction.CheckIn | SaveAction.ForceNewVersion;
            var newReference = contentRepository.Save(writablePage, saveAction, EPiServer.Security.AccessLevel.NoAccess);
            var repository = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<IContentVersionRepository>(); 
            repository.SetCommonDraft(newReference);

#131326

Jul 21, 2015 11:27

Evdin Ursan - Feb 08, 2021 20:32

Many thanks for the `repository.SetCommonDraft(newReference);`

Yasar Rahman

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Thanks aloooooot!!! Now its working fine

Only last question is if use following Save Action, the page changes do not appear in "Drafts" category of Tasks gadget

var saveAction = SaveAction.Save

#131328

Jul 21, 2015 11:38

Per Magne Skuseth

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Are you sure you refreshed the gadget? It should appear if you use "SaveAction.Save".

#131329

Jul 21, 2015 11:48

Yasar Rahman

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yes i have refreshed the gadget and i have refreshed the page but gadget is nt displaying but again if i do some manual change, it starts appearing in Gadget

#131330

Jul 21, 2015 11:51

Per Magne Skuseth

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If you open the "versions" gadget. Is the newly created version a draft?

#131331

Jul 21, 2015 11:53

Yasar Rahman

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yes in the versions gadget it shows this version status as draft with three nested circles on on right top corner of this column

#131332

Jul 21, 2015 12:02

Per Magne Skuseth

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Okay, then it should be working. Are you sure it's not just out of sight? If you scroll down? :-)

Or do you see it if you select something other than "draft"? Like "ready to publish"?

#131333

Jul 21, 2015 12:09

Yasar Rahman

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if i use SaveAction.CheckedIn then it appears under Ready to publish catgory but if i use SaveAction.Save it doesnot appear under Draft or any other categorie.

I have doubled checked the scrol bar thing but its not there :-(

#131334

Jul 21, 2015 12:12

Per Magne Skuseth

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In the versions list, who does it say that the page has been saved by? System? Cause "tasks" will only display content changed by you

#131335

Jul 21, 2015 12:18

Yasar Rahman

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I m setting the changedby in backend

writablePage.ChangedBy = "BackEndUser";

BackEndUser is different from the one i am using to log into Epi Server cms

Versions gadget shows saved by "BackEndUser"

how can make it viewable for tasks gadget of any editor who has the publishing rights?????

#131336

Edited, Jul 21, 2015 12:23

Per Magne Skuseth

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I'm not sure if that's possible without doing some nasty hacks

#131339

Jul 21, 2015 13:00

Marija Jemuovic

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Hi, Yasar,

I ended up using a different value for ChangedBy, check out this blog post:

http://www.mogul.com/en/about-mogul/blog/saveactionsave-saveactionforcecurrentversion-doesnt-change-changed-but-does-touch-changedby

However, what is different in later version of 8 is the following:

http://world.episerver.com/forum/developer-forum/-EPiServer-75-CMS/Thread-Container/2015/6/error-after-upgrade-to-8-5-quotusing-saveaction-save--saveaction-forcecurrentversion-on-published-content-is-not-allowedquot/

So, now, instead of using SaveAction.Save | SaveAction.ForceCurrentVersion, I use SaveAction.Publish | SaveAction.SkipSetCommonDraft.

Then, in the published event, I check the save action:

            if (e.Content is IHasFeedback && e.Content is IChangeTrackable &&
                ((SaveContentEventArgs)e).Action != AppSettings.SaveActionForNonContentChanges)
            {
                ((IHasFeedback)e.Content).RealContentChangedBy = ((IChangeTrackable)e.Content).ChangedBy;
            }

We didn't have any issues with the approach so far.

#131348

Jul 21, 2015 16:42