A custom item type is a repository item type created from scratch. An example of a custom item type is an alert that displays the weather for a specific place and time.
To make a custom item type visible in Asset Manager applications:
Create your custom item type based on instructions provided in the SQL Content Repository chapter of the ATG Repository Guide.
Configure the item type for the versioned database by adding new properties to the repository, adding columns for those properties in the appropriate database tables, and informing the versioning system about the new item type.
For more information, see the Configure Repository Asset Support section of the Setting Up an Asset Management Server chapter in the ATG Content Administration Programming Guide.
Add the new type to the Browse tab views. See Modifying Tree Views section of the Configuring the Merchandising UI chapter of the ATG Merchandising Guide for Business Users.
Make the new type searchable in the Search tab. See Creating and Defining a Task Configuration File.
Create item mappings that control which properties appear for the item type in the Details pane in a given context. See Custom Item Types and View Mappings.
Create property groups so that you can use the Multi Edit tab to edit items in bulk. See Creating and Defining Multi Edit Property Groups.
A default icon represents all custom repository items in the Navigation pane. If you provide a different icon, see the Implementing a Custom Icon section for instructions.
Items of a custom type are automatically visible in the Project tab, Multi Edit tab, and all relevant dialog boxes.
