Extending Server Functionality with Remote APIs: Content Server

Data Entry Templates consist of a set of properties that define the fields available for creating a content item. These properties appear in the Content Item Editor as editable fields, such as text boxes, selection lists, fields for downloading files, Boolean radio buttons, and so forth. When you publish the content items created from Data Entry Templates, Content Server uses the associated Presentation Template to define how the property values are displayed to the end user.

To create a Data Entry Template, you assemble properties for each variable component of a content item. When you create a property, you assign a property type to specify the type of information the property should hold, such as: text, long text, integer, date, item (a reference to another content item), image, file, list, and selection list.

The following pages provide background information and instructions:

• Creating and Retrieving Data Entry Templates: Create and retrieve Data Entry Templates.
• Configuring Data Entry Templates: Add or remove properties, and attach and detach Presentation Templates.
• Deleting Data Entry Templates: Delete Data Entry Templates.

For a basic introduction to Content Server components, see Extending Content Server Functionality.