When we at Blippa create accounts for customers, it is sometimes useful to have a demo Blippa object that is not fed from a Data Source.
Example: The Swedish boat clubs are uploading their member data as Excel files. And these files automatically create (and modify and delete) Blippa objects (=the boat pages).
However, to make a demo boat page would require the demo data to be included in the Excel file…
And, since the file is replaced automatically on a regular basis this is not a working solution.
The good news is that the Blippa developers came up with an elegant solution:
- Select the Template and Create Object
- In the field that selects the boat (i.e the Datasource mapping field), enter blippademo instead of a member name.
- Then, and here is the secret: After typing blippademo, PRESS ENTER (or select blippademo from the list and press Enter.)
Now, a new webpage opens where you can manually add your demo data!
This method works on all Data Source based objects, regardless if the DS is Excel, Google Sheet or others.
