1. Using Common Features for HCM
  2. Content Type Properties

Content Type Properties

Content type properties represent the information that you want to capture for a content type. Content items inherit the fields and field properties that you define for the content type to which the item belongs. Use the Manage Content Types task in the

You define properties for content types that aren't free-form. For free-form content types, the properties are defined when you add them as a content section to a profile type.

The values of the following content type properties for content types that aren't free-form content types are automatically generated for a profile item and should not be modified:

  • CONTENT_ITEM_ID

  • CONTENT_SUPPLIER_CODE

  • CONTENT_TYPE_ID

  • DATE_FROM

  • NAME

Note: The DATE_FROM property stores the start date information of a content item within the content type. This field is used for maintaining the history of content items and isn't recommend to be displayed on the UI

Attributes of Content Type Properties

Each content type property has a field for which you set attributes. You determine attributes for each content type property that will be used for defining the relevant content items. The attributes that you can set for each content type property that you include for a content type are displayed in the following table.

Attribute

Description

Default Value

Value that appears by default for the property on the UI

Display

Determines if the property is editable, hidden, or display only for a content item

Label

Label for the property displayed on UI when the property is included within a content type

Required

Determines if the user is required to populate the field

Source

Name of the lookup type that provides values for the property. This attribute is specified for properties ITEM_TEXT_1 to ITEM_TEXT_10

Content Type Properties List

The following table describes a list of content type properties you can define for a content type that isn't free-form. These properties appear on the Field Properties tab on the Edit Content Type page.

Content Type Property

Specifies

COUNTRY_ID

The country ID associated with the content item within the content type

ITEM_DATE_1 to ITEM_DATE_10

Any date. Use these fields to enter dates for profile items

ITEM_NUMBER_1 to ITEM_NUMBER_7

Any numeric data

ITEM_TEXT_1 to ITEM_TEXT_10

Data that requires selecting values from a list. Each field can store up to 30 characters of data. You provide values for ITEM_TEXT_1 to ITEM_TEXT_10 properties by specifying a lookup type for their Source attribute

ITEM_TEXT_11 to ITEM_TEXT_30

Nontranslatable data, such as a code or serial ID. Each field can store up to 30 characters of data

ITEM_TEXT_TL_1 to ITEM_TEXT_TL_5

Translatable data. Each field can store up to 240 characters of data

ITEM_TEXT_TL_6 to ITEM_TEXT_TL_10

Translatable data. Each field can store up to 2000 characters of data

ITEM_TEXT_TL_11 to ITEM_TEXT_TL_15

Translatable data. Each field can store up to 4000 characters of data

RATING_MODEL_ID

The rating model. The rating model you specify for a content type is also applicable for content items associated with the content type. However, for the content items added to the Competencies content type, the rating model selected for the Competencies content section takes precedence

STATE_PROVINCE_ID

The state ID associated with the content item within the content type

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