Custom Instances

Manage instances of your custom entities.

Custom Instance is a specific example of a Custom Entity, which you can define as a data type in the Settings module. It is subordinate to the entity in both structure and context and it can only exist within the framework of its parent entity. Based on the entities you have configured, you can add instances of the entities type. For example, you have created a custom entity for a Car object. Now, based on the entity, you can create different instances of the Car type, for example Sport Cars.

Prerequisite for customizing the instance

Custom instance can be configured with a custom entity based on a mixin schema, which provides custom fields. Whenever you want to configure your custom instance, have a prepared custom entity that you want to use.

The Custom Instances node is not visible in Management Dashboard until you define it through the Custom Entity in the Management Dashboard Settings.

Creating a custom instance

1. Go to Custom Instances and choose Create New Custom Instance.

2. Add the ID and Name for your instance and choose Save. The fields from the custom entity are automatically added to the instance.

3. Add values for the defined custom fields and save your configuration.

4. To adjust the view and have your custom fields visible, choose the orchestration icon and select the mixins you want to use for the instance.

1. Select the mixins that you want to use and choose Save. As a result, your custom instance view is updated with the columns for the fields configured in your mixin schema.