Publisher-Ready Single Record View (Drupal UI Only)

This document describes how to create a clean, read-only “record view” for any content type. The goal is to provide publishers with a page that shows:

The most important fields of the record
A full description text
A table of attached assets
Links to the asset-chain view
No edit buttons, no tabs, no clutter

All steps use Drupal UI only. No custom code is required.

1. Create a New View for Single-Record Display

Navigate to:

Structure → Views → Add view

Configure the new View:

View name: Record View – [Your Content Type]
Show: Content
Of type: Your content type
Create a page: Yes
Page path: /record-view/%
Page display: Unformatted list (or Fields)
Items per page: 1
Menu: None
Pager: None

This creates a page that will display exactly one record.

2. Add a Contextual Filter to Load the Correct Record

In the View:

1. Add contextual filter: Content: Nid 2. Configure it as follows:

When the filter value is NOT in the URL → Display nothing
When the filter value IS in the URL → Load the corresponding record

This makes the View show the record whose node ID appears in the URL.

Example:

/record-view/123

shows record 123.

3. Choose Which Fields to Display

Remove all default fields.

Add only the fields you want publishers to see, for example:

Title
Description (full text)
Summary
Key metadata fields
Location
Dates
Any other important fields

Arrange them in a logical order.

This creates a clean, read-only presentation.

4. Add the Attached Assets Table

There are two possible methods.

4.1 Method A: Using a Relationship (if assets are referenced directly)

If your content type has a media reference field:

1. Add relationship: Content → [Your Media Field] 2. Add fields from the Media entity:

  * Media name
  * Media type
  * File URL
  * Thumbnail

3. Set the View format to Table 4. Group or sort as needed

This produces a table of assets under the record.

4.2 Method B: Embedding Your Existing Asset-Chain View

If you already have a View that lists assets for a record:

1. Add a new field: View field 2. Select your asset-chain View 3. Pass the node ID as contextual filter:

  * Use token: Template:nid

This embeds the asset-chain table directly into the record view.

5. Add a Link from the Content Overview Table

Navigate to:

Structure → Views → Content

This is the admin listing of all records.

Add a new field:

Global: Custom text

Configure it:

1. Enable “Rewrite results” 2. Use custom text such as:

<a href="/record-view/{{ nid }}">View</a>

3. Enable “Use replacement tokens” 4. Insert the token for node ID

This adds a “View” link next to each record.

6. Optional: Show the View Link Only for Completed Records

If you have a boolean field “Completed”:

1. Add the field to the admin View 2. In the “View” link field:

  * Enable “Rewrite results”
  * Add a condition:

{% if completed == '1' %}
  <a href="/record-view/{{ nid }}">View</a>
{% endif %}

This ensures only finished records show the publisher view link.

7. Result

You now have:

A clean, read-only page for each record
A full description field
A table of attached assets
Links to the asset-chain
A link from the admin table to this page
No edit buttons, no tabs, no clutter
A publisher-ready output suitable for drafting publications or website pages

8. Notes

This solution uses only Drupal UI.
No custom code, no theming, no templates.
Works for multilingual sites.
Works for all content types.
Fully successor-friendly.