Data Entry Templates consist of a set of properties that define the fields available for creating a content item. The IDK remote Publisher API (com.plumtree.remote.prc.content.dataentrytemplate) allows you to create and manage Data Entry Templates, add and remove properties, and attach and detach Presentation Templates.

The fields available for creating a content item appear in the Content Item Editor as editable fields, such as text boxes, selection lists, fields for downloading files, Boolean radio buttons, etc. When you publish content items created from Data Entry Templates, Publisher uses the associated Presentation Template to define how the property values are displayed to the end user.

To publish content items created from a Data Entry Template, you must attach a Presentation Template. The Presentation Template determines the layout of the published content item. Only one Presentation Template can be attached to a Data Entry Template at a time. If a Presentation Template is already attached to the Data Entry Template, you must first detach the existing Presentation Template and store the detachment before you can attach a different Presentation Template. To add or remove properties from an existing Data Entry Template, use the IDataEntryTemplate.addProperty and removeProperty methods. Changes will not affect existing content items created from the Data Entry Template.