Looking to have regional sub-sites within my site -- user visits home page, and can select state or region.  Each region will have a business directory.

Can I have multiple instances of the business dirrectory withing the same portal (and have them independent of each other)?  Or do I need to have several different portals/websites?

Thanks.

Hi Ben,

Thank you for your question.

You can set up multiple instances of the XMod module on one portal.

You can:

1. Configure these instances to use the same Business Directory form and templates and then filter the Xmod instance to show specific data.

Example:

You would add a XMod module to a page named Minnesota.

You would configure the XMod module the same as you did the main instance of Business Directory (Using the same form and templates).

Go to Configure Xmod Module >> Data Settings >> Filtering

Check the box Filter Using Form Values

Next you would select the form field named cboState.

See example below:

If you have checked the middle box as shown above, you are using the field value (MN).

If you leave this box unchecked you will be filtering by the text value of the field which would be Minnesota.

For regions you would follow the same procedure but use the form field named region.

An additional option would be to have just one instance of Business Directory and Filter By URL Parameter.
 

Using this method you could create a list of States on your homepage within a DNN HTML module.

Each link would pass a querystring parameter to the listing page of Business Directory.

Example:

Minnesota
href="BusinessDirectory.aspx?state=MN"

Wisconsin
href="BusinessDirectory.aspx?state=WI"

Reference:
Business Directory and XMod Search and Filter Functions