FirstSpirit Training Courses Registration

Please note the language of the courses denoted by a flag and "EN/DE" in the course title. The language in which the course information is shown here is not tied to the course's language.

All our courses are also available in English on request. If you have a need for English training, please contact us at [email protected].

Please specify the type of training, the desired time frame(s), the number of participants and their time zone(s).

Depending on already registered participants and their given language options, we reserve the right to change a course's language. If one of the listed courses fits your schedule but not your participants' language, please do not register providing a non matching language in the registration form. Instead, please contact us at [email protected] - we will then check available options.

Training schedule overview

Developer Training Basic 2025-02-10 (EN, remote)

The basic training is aimed at customers and partners who want to develop their own projects with FirstSpirit. It teaches all the basic principles of template development with the objective of creating a complete demo project.

Note: this course does not cover operational topics such as installing and configuring a FirstSpirit server. 

Prerequisites

Participants need general knowledge in the following areas: HTML, CSS, scripting languages (e.g. JavaScript). Basic knowledge of OOP and relational databases is recommended.

Contents

• Basics of architecture and project management in FirstSpirit
• Components and structure of the SiteArchitect
• Features of the ContentCreator
• Working with the online documentation of FirstSpirit (ODFS)
• Template-types: page-, section-, format-, link- and table templates
• Definition of forms with input components
• Output of editorial content
• Using template-syntax for conditions, loops and formatting
• Creating dynamic, rule-based forms to optimize the editorial process and validate user based input
• Managing global content for re-use and configuration purposes
• Relational databases for managing and rendering strictly structured content
• Header functions for database queries and navigation
• Template-syntax needed for ContentCreator functionality
• Basics of FirstSpirit-Workflows
• Using usability features correctly

Remarks

Language 

This course is currently planned to take place in English. 

In order to assess the possibility of changing the course's language in case of potential requests, we request alternative language options as part of the registration process. 

Therefore please be sure to choose the suitable language option during registration - but please note that this option should not be used to request the course in a different language!

Note on the date & time specification 

In total, the time required for the training is 4 "full" days. We spread this course over 5 slightly "shorter" days.

The exact distribution of the training times can still be agreed upon differently between trainer and participants to respond to special situations of the participants if necessary. 

Technical requirements / preparation    

• During the course, the conference solution MS Teams is used. According to our experience, these solutions offer the best compatibility for the most diverse environments. Nevertheless, we recommend that you clarify whether technical measures such as proxy or firewall activations are necessary.
• A few days before the training, there will be a short appointment with the participants for a technical check to ensure that the training can be carried out smoothly. This check should of course take place on your site in the same environment in which you will be attending the training.
• Each participant should have two displays so that he/she can use his/her own workspace parallel to the trainer's presentation without having to switch between applications.
• We advise against using the integrated microphone of laptops, as experience shows that the audio quality is rather poor. Better is a headset or a separate audio device like "Jabra Speak".
• Some days before the course all participants will receive information about the course and necessary preparations via e-mail - e.g. a link to download the training material and, if necessary, software installation. Therefore, please make sure that you have entered the e-mail addresses of the individual participants correctly. 

Special notes on DTB 

• During the course you will be working on a central FirstSpirit server provided by us, which must be accessible from your network. This is checked during the technology check.

For partner companies, the agreed discounts are taken into account in the invoice.