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.