Sitecore 5.0 API

State.ExpandLinkedDatabases Property

Gets or sets a boolean that indicates if linked databases are expanded.

[Visual Basic]
Public Shared Property ExpandLinkedDatabases As Boolean
[C#]
public static bool ExpandLinkedDatabases {get; set;}

Property Value

True, if linked database are expanded, otherwise false.

Remarks

A linked database is an object that supply database items to the Sitecore database. For instance a SQL server table may be linked into Sitecore database using an SQL data provider.

This flag controls if such linked databases are instantiated or not.

If a data provider malfunctions, it may prohibit Sitecore from functioning properly. In that case it may be necessary to disable all linked databases to fix the error.

The scope of the value is session and it is stored in the Session variable "SC_EXPAND_LINKED_DATABASES".

See Also

State Class | Sitecore.Configuration Namespace