In this session we’ll discuss how to build flexible and dynamic sites utilizing Fields/CCK to get the data in and views to get the data out. If you are still learning Drupal this is a session you MUST attend! You will learn about the most powerful site building tools available in ANY CMS today. Fields and Views are what set Drupal appart from the masses and this session will equip you with the knowledge to create flexible and dynamic sites.

1. Flexible Site Building with Fields and Views Or how I learned to build a mini fertilizer bomb using only a Swiss army knife and WD-40 from watching MacGyver

2. Who Am I? Adam A. Gregory Drupal Developer, Themer, Consultant, and Trainer Using Drupal For 5+ years Built and maintain numerous modules/themes on Drupal.org Been involved in Drupal projects large and small Contributed patches and improvements to the Views project

3. What We’ll Cover What are Field and Views Fields (CCK) Data in Views Data out How do they relate and compliment each other? Practical examples and demonstrations Q&A

4. What are Fields & Views? The fertilizer & the WD-40. Combine them and BOOM! Your site explodes.

5. Fields Fields are for Data input They provide various form elements that can be attached to Entities and allow you to store data Some examples include: Text Numbers Dates Files (Images, Documents, Media, etc.) Tags (Taxonomy) Provide Input widgets and Output Formats

6. Views Most widely used Drupal Module A interface to display your data Essentially a query builder and results display Provides different display styles. Such as: List Table Grid Slideshow Maps Allows you to choose data to display, filter, sort, and combine results.

7. How do they relate to each other Input to Output In any software you need a way to input Data (Fields) and conversely Output (Views) that Data back to a user They integrate together out of the box They have even more integration available through other modules

8. Practical Examples Lets build some bombs… err maybe that’s a bad example…

9. Ask me your Questions I don’t have a catchy line for this subtitle (These aren’t the subtitles you’re looking for)

10. Adam A. Gregory Web: Causecast.org NewhallWeb.com Twitter: @adamgregory Email: arcaneadam@gmail.com Adam@NewhallWeb.com Drupal: arcaneadam