Add a Content Type

Content Types are categor that a content item can contain.

To add a type:

  1. Select the appropriate repository and right click on Manage Types to get a list of available types.
  2. Click Add Type.
  3. In the pop-up window, enter the type name you are adding to the repository and either press Return or click OK.
  4. In the Edit Type tab that displays, define the properties that you want to associate with this content type.

    1. Select Add Property.
    2. Complete the Add Property dialog. The table below describes the available property flags.

    For this Field: Enter This Information:
    Name The name you want to give this property.
    Required? Indicate whether you want this property to be required.
    Readonly? Indicate whether you want this property to be readonly. If a property is marked as readonly, its value cannot be edited.
    Primary? Marks this property as the primary property for this content type. Primary properties are used within content searches to optimize queries. For example, you can retrieve a group of content items according to their primary property values.
    Description Enter a description of the property you are creating.
    Data Type Indicates which data type the property value must be.
    Choice List Type Indicates if you want to use a choice list to present legal property values. You can indicate whether the user can enter single or multiple values and whether you want to restrict values to those included in the list, if a list is selected.
    Choice List Values Enter the selected values you want to provide for the user.
    Is Explicit? Allows you to indicate that this property value is derived directly from the content repository database, rather than creating additional properties. Explicit properties allow flexible queries. When you mark a property as explicit, you must name the database column that the value will be derived from. The database column you indicate must be a part of the CM_Node table.

  5. When finished completing the property dialog, click Add Property.
  6. Repeat steps for each property you want to add.

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