Supported data types
Content Engine supports the following data types:
- Binary
- Use Binary when the value is an image, for example for an icon or a bitmap
file.
NOTE You
cannot perform a query on binary multi-value properties.
- Boolean
- Use Boolean for values which can be either true or false. An example is
a property named Credit App Approved? which indicates whether or not a borrower's
credit application was approved.
- DateTime
- Use DateTime to represent the date and time, including the year, month,
day, hour, minutes, seconds, and thousandths of a second. For example, use
Date/Time to log the date and time the loan 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 when the
problems of a non-exact decimal representation are understood. Internally
Float is a 64-bit representation.
- ID
- ID stands for a Microsoft Global Unique IDentifier (GUID). An example of
a GUID is 35471FC0-09FC-11d2-AE1B-006097703BDE. Use this data type if you
are tracking GUIDs from an outside system. A GUID is also known as the primary
property or the Primary ID.
- Integer
- Use Integer when the property value can only comprise positive or negative
numbers. The allowable range is -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647. Internally
integer is a 32-bit representation.
NOTE For
monetary values, use integer as the data type and hold or round up the cents
amounts according to your company policy. Another option is to create two
integer properties; one for dollars and one for cents.
- Object
- Use Object when the property references an entire distinct object within
the object store. For example, a destination document created via publishing
has an object-valued property which references the source document that created
it.
Cross-object store references are
possible with object-valued properties.
- String
- Use String for all values that are text or characters that include numbers,
letters, symbols, and spaces. An example of a string is a name, address, or
driver's license number.