Document types control the types of documents that can be uploaded to the file cabinets and briefcases in CollabraSuite, BEA Edition. In order for the application to know how to open a document and which icon to display for a document, a document type must be defined. See Default Document Types for a list of the pre-defined document types that come with a new campus.
The Document Types Summary page allows the CollabraSuite, BEA Edition administrator basic functionality such as the ability to select, add, or modify a document type. It also provides access to the Document Types Details page, which presents specific information for each document type and enables administrators to modify document types.
To access the Document Types Summary page:
From the Campus Details page, select the Document Types tab.
The Document Types Summary page will appear.
To access the Document Types Details page:
From the Document Types Summary page, select the document type you wish to view or modify.
The Document Types Details page will appear.
Figure 9-1 Document Type Summary
Document Type Details
Selecting or adding a new document type on the Document Types Summary page will bring up the Document Type Details page. On this page, administrators may add, view, or modify document type details.
The details that may be added, viewed, or modified are as follows:
Document Type: A name used to identify the document type.
Document Type Icon: (Optional) Clicking the Browse button will open an explorer to locate the image file on your computer that will serve as the icon for this document. Click Save to save the icon or Delete to remove the icon.
Type: Either Link or File.
Select Link if the document type will be available when a user is adding a link to a file cabinet or Briefcase.
Select File if the document type will be available when a user is adding a file to a file cabinet or briefcase.
Ext: The file extension used by this file type.
MIME Type: The Mime Type for this type of file. For example the Mime Type for a plain text file or ".txt" file is "text/plain." If you are unsure of the Mime Type, ask your system administrator.
Description: A brief description of the document type.
To view or modify document type details:
Click on the document name listed on the Document Types Summary page. The Document Type Details page will appear.
Modify document information as desired.
Click the Save button to save your changes.
Figure 9-2 Document Type Details
Adding Document Types
Document types control the types of documents that can be uploaded to the file cabinets and briefcases in CollabraSuite, BEA Edition. In order for the application to know how to open a document and which icon to display for a document, a document type must be added.
See the Default Document Types for a list of the pre-defined document types that come with a new campus.
To add a new document type:
On the Document Types Summary page, click the New button to access a new Document Type Details page.
Complete document type information.
Document Type: A name used to identify the document type.
Document Type Icon: (Optional) Clicking the Browse button will open an explorer to locate the image file on your computer that will serve as the icon for this document. Click Save to save the icon or Delete to remove the icon.
Type: Either Link or File.
Select Link if the document type will be available when a user is adding a link to a file cabinet or Briefcase.
Select File if the document type will be available when a user is adding a file to a file cabinet or briefcase.
Ext: The file extension used by this file type.
MIME Type: The Mime Type for this type of file. For example the Mime Type for a plain text file or ".txt" file is "text/plain." If you are unsure of the Mime Type, ask your system administrator.
Description: A brief description of the document type.
Click the Save button to save the new document type information. Changes will not be recorded unless you save.
Note:
To add another document type without returning to the Document Type Summary page, click the Save/Next button. A new Document Type Details page will appear.
Figure 9-3 Document Type Summary
Default Document Types
The following table lists the pre-defined document types that are installed when a new campus is created. Default document types are only added to a new campus, so you may not have all of these document types if you have upgraded your CollabraSuite, BEA Edition installation from a previous version. You can manually add any of the pre-defined document types using the information (and icons) shown below. The Unknown document type is required and should not be removed.
Table 9-1 Document Types
Document Type
MimeType
Icon
File Extension
Description
AVI Video
video/x-msvideo
avi
Microsoft AVI Format Video File
Acrobat PDF
application/pdf
pdf
Acrobat PDF
Adobe FrameMaker
application/framemaker
fm
Adobe FrameMaker
Binary
application/octet-stream
bin
Binary File
Bitmap
application/x-ms-bmp
bmp
Bitmap Image
EAR File
application/x-ear
ear
Java Enterprise Application Archive
Excel
application/vnd.ms-excel
xls
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Application
Executable
application/octet-stream
exe
Executable File
GIF
image/gif
gif
Graphics Interchange Format
GZIP Archive
application/x-gzip
gz
Compressed File Archive (GZIP)
HTML
text/html
html
Eypertext Markup Language
JAR File
application/x-jar
jar
Java Archive
JPEG
image/jpeg
jpg
JPEG File
MP3 Audio
audio/x-mp3
mp3
MP3 Fomat Audio File
Meeting Center
application/x-webex
ucf
Saved Meeting Center content
Note
application/x-cs-note
npd
Quick Note
PNG
image/png
png
Portable Network Graphics image format
PowerPoint
application/vnd.ms-
powerpoint
ppt
Microsoft Power Point Presentation
Project
application/vnd.ms-project
mpp
Microsoft Project
QuickTime Video
video/quicktime
mov
Apple QuickTime Format Video File
Real Audio
application/x-pn-realaudio
rm
Use this file type for Real Audio Files
Streaming Real Audio
<Link>
Streaming Real Audio. This file type is used when connecting to a Real Audio Server
