The Site List Data Provider will access content from SharePoint and present it as XML. It can access Site/List/Folder structures. It can also through SharePoint means access content from lists within and across site collection through several methods, each, providing the fastest possible method of data retrieval.
Any parameters that reference a variable support the following variables:
• <%CurrentPageFolder%> - The current folder URL where the web part resides (e.g., http://www.company.com/sites/site1/connections)
• <%HostName%> - The host name of the site where the web part resides (e.g., www.company.com)
• <%SiteSecurityType%> - The protocol type of the site where the web part resides (e.g., http://)
• <%SiteURL%> - The absolute path to the site where the web part resides (e.g., http://www.company.com/sites/site1)
Example: <%SiteSecurityType%><%HostName%>/data/connections/dataprovider.aspx