Select the Data Type

The data type defines the kind of data the property defined by the template will contain. The Content Engine supports the following data types: binary, boolean, datetime, float, ID, integer, object, and string.

NOTE  You cannot change this attribute once you have created the property template.

Binary
Use Binary when the value is an image, for example for an icon or a bitmap file.
Boolean
Boolean types indicate a true or false condition. An example would be a property named Credit App Approved?
DateTime
Use Date/Time to represent the date and time, including the year, month, day, hour, minutes, seconds and thousandths of a second. For example, use a Date/Time property to log the date and time the processing department received a loan application.
Float
Use Float for a mathematical notation where a number is displayed with a decimal point. Use float for scientific or engineering calculations where the problems of a non-exact decimal representation are understood. Content Engine Float values are stored using 64 bits.
ID
ID refers to GUID, a Microsoft unique global identifier and is compatible with DCE UUIDs. An example of a GUID is 35471FC0-09FC-11d2-AE1B-006097703BDE. As the name indicates, a general use case for this data type is to store unique identifiers.
Integer
Integer property values can only comprise positive or negative numbers. The allowable range is -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647. Use integer to store numbers that represent such as things as a count or a score. Internally, an integer is stored as 32 bits.
Object
An object property value holds references to other objects within the object store. For example, a destination document created via publishing has an object-valued property referencing (pointing to) the source document which created it.
String
A String data type can contain characters such as numbers, letters, symbols, or spaces. An example of a string is a name, address or driver's license number.