Creating a Data Entry Template involves assembling properties for each variable component of a content item. Additional properties can be added to existing Data Entry Templates at any time, but these changes will not affect existing content items. To create a Data Entry Template, follow the steps below.

Java

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// Get manager objects needed for creating a Data Entry Template.
IDataEntryTemplateManager detManager = factory.getDataEntryTemplateManager();
IPropertyManager propertyManager = factory.getPropertyManager();
ISelectionListManager selectionListManager = factory.getSelectionListManager();

// Create a Data Entry Template object.
IDataEntryTemplate det = detManager.createDataEntryTemplate(supportfolder, "Technical Support Incident Data Entry Template");

// Add an integer property.
IIntegerProperty incident = propertyManager.createIntegerProperty("Incident ID", "The ticket number for this incident.");
det.addProperty(incident);

// Add a Boolean property.
IBooleanProperty resolved = propertyManager.createBooleanProperty("Resolved", "True if the incident has been closed; false if it is still open.");
det.addProperty(resolved);

// Add a real property.
IDoubleProperty severity = propertyManager.createDoubleProperty("Severity", "Percentage stating how severe the incident is.");
det.addProperty(severity);

// Add a date property.
IDateProperty opened = propertyManager.createDateProperty("Date Opened", "The date and time the incident was reported.");
det.addProperty(opened);

// Add a text property.
ITextLineProperty customerName = propertyManager.createTextLineProperty("Customer Name", "The name of the customer.");
det.addProperty(customerName);

// Add a long text property.
ITextBlockProperty description = propertyManager.createTextBlockProperty("Incident Description", "A summary of the problem the customer is experiencing.");
det.addProperty(description);

// Add an item reference property.
IItemReferenceProperty customerData = propertyManager.createItemReferenceProperty("Customer Information", "Links to information about the customer such as the contact and their phone number.");
det.addProperty(customerData);

// Add a selection list property. The selection list must be persisted before it is added.
String[] listValues = {"ALI", "Search", "Collaboration", "Publisher", "Analytics"};
ISelectionList selectionList = selectionListManager.createSelectionList(supportfolder, "Products Selection List", listValues);
selectionList.store();
ISelectionListProperty products = propertyManager.createSelectionListProperty("Product", "The product that the support incident is opened against", selectionList);
det.addProperty(products);

// Add a file property.
IFileProperty log = propertyManager.createFileProperty("Log File", "The log file created when the problem occurred.");
det.addProperty(log);

// Add an image property.
IImageProperty screenShot = propertyManager.createImageProperty("Screen Shot", "A screen shot of the problem.");
det.addProperty(screenShot);

// Store the Data Entry Template and all the properties associated with it.
det.store();

return det;

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.NET (C#)

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// Get manager objects needed for creating a Data Entry Template.
IDataEntryTemplateManager detManager = factory.GetDataEntryTemplateManager();
IPropertyManager propertyManager = factory.GetPropertyManager();
ISelectionListManager selectionListManager = factory.GetSelectionListManager();

// Create a Data Entry Template object.
IDataEntryTemplate det = detManager.CreateDataEntryTemplate(supportfolder, "Support Incident Data Entry Template");

// Add an integer property.
IIntegerProperty incident = propertyManager.CreateIntegerProperty("Incident ID", "The ticket number for this incident.");
det.AddProperty(incident);

// Add a Boolean property
IBooleanProperty resolved = propertyManager.CreateBooleanProperty("Resolved", "True if the incident has been closed; false if it is still open.");
det.AddProperty(resolved);

// Add a real property.
IDoubleProperty severity = propertyManager.CreateDoubleProperty("Severity", "Percentage stating how severe the incident is.");
det.AddProperty(severity);

// Add a date property.
IDateProperty opened = propertyManager.CreateDateProperty("Date Opened", "The date and time the incident was reported.");
det.AddProperty(opened);

// Add a text property.
ITextLineProperty customerName = propertyManager.CreateTextLineProperty("Customer Name", "The name of the customer.");
det.AddProperty(customerName);

// Add a long text property.
ITextBlockProperty description = propertyManager.CreateTextBlockProperty("Incident Description", "A summary of the problem the customer is experiencing.");
det.AddProperty(description);

// Add an item reference property.
IItemReferenceProperty customerData = propertyManager.CreateItemReferenceProperty("Customer Information", "Links to information about the customer such as the contact and their phone number.");
det.AddProperty(customerData);

// Add a selection list property. The selection list must be persisted before it is added.
string[] listValues = {"Portal", "Search", "Collaboration", "Publisher", "Analytics"};
ISelectionList selectionList = selectionListManager.CreateSelectionList(supportfolder, "Products Selection List", listValues);
selectionList.Store();
ISelectionListProperty products = propertyManager.CreateSelectionListProperty("Product", "The product that the support incident is opened against", selectionList);
det.AddProperty(products);

// Add a file property.
IFileProperty log = propertyManager.CreateFileProperty("Log File", "The log file created when the problem occurred.");
det.AddProperty(log);

// Add an image property.
IImageProperty screenShot = propertyManager.CreateImageProperty("Screen Shot", "A screen shot of the problem.");
det.AddProperty(screenShot);

// Store the Data Entry Template and all the properties associated with it.
det.Store();

return det;
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.NET (VB)

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' Get manager objects needed for creating a Data Entry Template.
Dim detManager As IDataEntryTemplateManager = factory.GetDataEntryTemplateManager
Dim propertyManager As IPropertyManager = factory.GetPropertyManager
Dim selectionListManager As ISelectionListManager = factory.GetSelectionListManager

' Create a Data Entry Template object.
det = detManager.CreateDataEntryTemplate(supportfolder, "Support Incident Data Entry Template")

' Add an integer property.
Dim incident As IIntegerProperty = propertyManager.CreateIntegerProperty("Incident ID", "The ticket number for this incident.")
det.AddProperty(incident)

' Add a Boolean property.
Dim resolved As IBooleanProperty = propertyManager.CreateBooleanProperty("Resolved", "True if the incident has been closed false if it is still open.")
det.AddProperty(resolved)

' Add a double property.
Dim severity As IDoubleProperty = propertyManager.CreateDoubleProperty("Severity", "Percentage stating how severe the incident is.")
det.AddProperty(severity)

' Add a date property.
Dim opened As IDateProperty = propertyManager.CreateDateProperty("Date Opened", "The date and time the incident was reported.")
det.AddProperty(opened)

' Add a text property.
Dim customerName As ITextLineProperty = propertyManager.CreateTextLineProperty("Customer Name", "The name of the customer.")
det.AddProperty(customerName)

' Add a long text property.
Dim description As ITextBlockProperty = propertyManager.CreateTextBlockProperty("Incident Description", "A writeup summarizing the problem the customer is experiencing.")
det.AddProperty(description)

' Add an item reference property.
Dim customerData As IItemReferenceProperty = propertyManager.CreateItemReferenceProperty("Customer Information", "Links to information about the customer such as the contact and their phone number.")
det.AddProperty(customerData)

' Add a selection list property. The selection list must be persisted before it is added.
' This example checks to see if the selection list already exists before creating it.
Dim selectionList As ISelectionList = Nothing
Dim selectionLists() As ISelectionList = selectionListManager.GetSelectionLists(supportfolder)
Dim sl As ISelectionList
For Each sl In selectionLists
If (sl.Name.Equals("Products Selection List")) Then
	selectionList = sl
End If
Next

If (selectionList Is Nothing) Then
	Dim listValues() As String = {"Portal", "Search", "Collaboration", "Content Server", "Analytics"}
	selectionList = selectionList.CreateSelectionList(supportfolder, "Products Selection List", listValues)
	selectionList.Store()
End If

Dim products As ISelectionListProperty = propertyManager.CreateSelectionListProperty("Product", "The product that the support incident is opened against", SelectionList)
det.AddProperty(products)

' Add a file property.
Dim log As IFileProperty = propertyManager.CreateFileProperty("Log File", "The log file created when the problem occurred.")
det.AddProperty(log)

' Add an image property.
Dim screenShot As IImageProperty = propertyManager.CreateImageProperty("Screen Shot", "A screen shot of the problem.")
det.AddProperty(screenShot)

' Store the Data Entry Template and all the properties associated with it.
det.Store()

Return det

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