Edit a Content Type

As an administrator, you can modify the properties associated with a content type. If the content type has content associated with it, you will not be able to modify that type.

To modify a content type:

  1. Navigate to the Type List Resource tree by selecting Type in the drop-down list available in the Resource Tree.
  2. In the Type List Resource tree, right-click a content type.
  3. Select Edit from the popup menu.
  4. In the Edit Type tab, you can either select an existing property to edit or choose to add another property to the type.
  5. Define the property you are adding. Use the following table for guidance.

    6. For this Field: Enter This Information:
    Name The name of the property.
    Required Indicate whether this property value is required.
    Read-Only Marks a property as read-only. If a property is marked as read-only, it's value cannot be edited.
    Primary Property Marks this property as the primary property for this content type. Primary properties can be used within content searches and placeholders to optimize queries. For example, you can retrieve a list of content according to the primary property of it's content type.
    Description Enter a description of the property that you are creating.
    Data Type Indicate which data type to use for the property value.
    Choice Type Indicate whether you want to use a choice list of values for this property. You can choose whether to accept a single value or multiple values. You can also indicate if you want to restrict property values to a list you provide.
    Value Choices Enter the suggested value(s) that you want to provide to the user.
    Is Explicit?

    The Is Explicit property flag allows you to map this property value directly to a value contained in the content management database where your content is stored.

    If you mark "Is Explicit?", you must indicate which database column within the CM_Node database table you want to map to.

  6. Click Update if editing an existing property. Click Add if adding a new property.
  7. When finished, select the content type in the Content Type Resource tree to view the changes.

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