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.