[SOLVED] How would one set the default view of content that is imported via Generic Setup (structure)

How would one set the default view of content that is imported via Generic Setup (structure)

I already know how to programatically set the default view content, in my specific case, a Folder, or how to use the Plone UI to do it. In my case, I am creating a large skeleton of content via GenericSetup and I need a set of folders to have a specific content item in each folder be the default view.

So, I have a folder structure like so:

folder1/
-- .properties
-- page1
-- homepage1
folder2/
-- .properties
-- page2
-- homepage2

I would think that in:

profile/default/structure/folder1/.properties

you would be able to add:

DefaultView = homepage1

or similar. So the question is: "Is it possible to set the default view of a content item using Generic Setup?"

This answer might also work; I haven't tried it yet because I'd like some feedback on my question before moving away from GS to using ZCML.

How to define default views in Plone

Solution

The GS structure importer doesn't support this; it has no idea about the (Plone specific) Dynamic Layout support.

You'll have to write your own custom GS step to do this, I am afraid, or perhaps use something like plone.app.transmogrifier (it includes support for browser defaults and collective.transmogrifier includes a GS step) to configure this.