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Flowchart to determine whether to create a custom rendering

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Use the following flowchart to help decide whether you need to create a custom component.

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The letters in the flowchart correspond to topics that provide you with more information:

Number in flow chart

Related topic

A

Walkthrough: Building a simple rendering

B

Add a style for a rendering

C, E, G

Copy and customize a rendering

D

Embed HTML in SXA

F, I

Create a rendering variant

H

Add a data source setting for an existing rendering

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