ICT: Pattern Checklist — Dashboard, Form, Template, Cargo

This checklist summarizes the reusable pattern for creating a new structured data module.

1. Create Template:EntityName

<noinclude>
{{#cargo_declare:
 _table=TableName
 |field1=String
 |field2=Text
 |field3=Date
 |field4=Page
}}
{{#forminput:form=EntityName}}
</noinclude>

{{#cargo_store:
 field1={{{field1|}}}
 |field2={{{field2|}}}
 |field3={{{field3|}}}
 |field4={{{field4|}}}
}}

== {{{field1|}}} ==

Checklist:

Template name = EntityName
Cargo table name = TableName
All fields declared in #cargo_declare
#forminput:form=EntityName present in

2. Create Form:EntityName

<noinclude>
Form for creating and editing EntityName pages.
</noinclude>

{{{info
|no summary
|no preview
|no minor edit
|no watch
|no footer
}}}

{{{for template|EntityName}}}

{| class="formtable"
! Field 1
| {{{field|field1|mandatory}}}
|-
! Field 2
| {{{field|field2|input type=textarea}}}
|-
! Field 3
| {{{field|field3|input type=datepicker}}}
|-
! Field 4
| {{{field|field4|input type=combobox|values from namespace=EntityName}}}
|}

{{{standard input|save}}}

{{{end template}}}

Checklist:

info block BEFORE for template
standard input|save included
Template name matches exactly

3. Create Template:EntityRow

<includeonly>
|-
| {{#formlink:form=EntityName
    |target={{{_pageName}}}
    |link text={{{field1}}}
    |returnto=Dashboard:EntityName
  }}
| {{{field2}}}
| {{{field3}}}
</includeonly>

Checklist:

First column uses #formlink
target = {{{_pageName}}}
returnto points to the Dashboard

4. Create Dashboard:EntityName

= EntityName Dashboard =

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Field1 !! Field2 !! Field3
{{#cargo_query:
 tables=TableName
 |fields=_pageName,field1,field2,field3
 |where=_pageNamespace=EntityName
 |order by=field1
 |format=template
 |template=EntityRow
 |named args=yes
 |cache=no
}}
|}

{{#forminput:
 form=EntityName
 |namespace=EntityName
 |button text=➕ New EntityName
 |returnto=Dashboard:EntityName
}}

Checklist:

Cargo query uses correct table and fields
format=template with EntityRow
New‑record button uses #forminput

5. Final Verification

Creating a new record opens Special:FormEdit/EntityName/…
Editing via dashboard opens ?action=formedit
No MediaWiki editor clutter appears
Cargo table updates automatically
All names (Template, Form, Namespace) match exactly

This checklist can be reused for every new module (Persons, Locations, Events, Assets, etc.).