v14-rc1 - Unable to select a sibling root node with Dynamic Root

[OwainJ]

Which Umbraco version are you using? (Please write the exact version, example: 10.1.0)

v14-rc1

Bug summary

I am trying to setup an "Author" Tree Picker, which will be limited to picking nodes from an "authorList" root node.

Previously, I would achieve this with XPath like so: $root/authorList

But now, with Dynamic Root, I seem to be unable to select a root node, other than the current root: (in this case, that would be Home)

And then I can only choose it's ancestors or descendants:

There doesn't seem to be any way to get a different root node, either via the Dynamic Root origin, or as a sibling query step.

Specifics

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Steps to reproduce

1. Create a fresh v14-rc1 project and run it
2. Setup some nodes, make sure you have a Home root node with a blog or something similar and another root node to act as a list.
3. Create a Tree Picker, and try to setup Dynamic Root to reference the other root node.

Expected result / actual result

Ideally, we should be able to reference any root node in a Dynamic Root query, like we could with XPath.

Also, it would be nice to have these options, or similar, available in Dynamic Root:

• Nearest Sibling or Self
• Furthest Sibling or Self

[github-actions[bot]]

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[elit0451]

Hi @OwainJ 👋

Thanks for reaching out! I can indeed reproduce this, we will have a look 🙂

[leekelleher]

Hey @OwainJ, with 14.0.0-rc4 (out today) the Dynamic Root feature is wired up correctly, (we had a bug with MNTP start nodes in the previous RCs).

In regards to the issue you outline, about having a sibling step, the "Root" origin option would give you the top-most ancestor/root (e.g. one above "Home"), which isn't a content node as such, but it will enable you to navigate back downwards to the descendant of your choice. Hopefully this would remove the need for a specific sibling selector step.

I'll close off this ticket, but feel free to re-open if there's an alternative use-case for a sibling selector.