Add/Edit External Class Mapping

Use this dialog box to create and modify external class mappings for the current object store. You can access this dialog box by clicking Add/Edit from the Content Federation tab in the Object Store property sheet. An external class mapping can be between Content Engine and:

You can open a modified version of this dialog box by clicking Add from the Content Federation tab in any document class property sheet. The modified dialog box supports only adding a new External class mapping for the current Content Engine document class.

NOTE When the fixed content device is a Content Manager OnDemand system, the External Repository document class corresponds to the Content Manager OnDemand application group.

Add to Current Class Mappings

Use this area of the dialog box to create new class mappings for the object store.

External Repository - Fixed Content Device and Document Classes
  1. From the drop-down menu, select one of the fixed content devices available in the object store.
  2. Select one of the External Repository document classes, then select one of the Content Engine document classes.
  3. Click Add. The new class mapping appears under Current Class Mappings.
Content Engine - Object Store and Document Classes

This area displays the current object store and all of the Content Engine document classes.

  1. Select one of the Content Engine document classes, then select one of the External Repository document classes.
  2. Click Add. The new class mapping appears under Current Class Mappings.

Current Class Mappings

This area displays the class mappings in the object store.

The class mappings are defined by:

When you select one of the class mappings, you can remove the class mapping or map the properties.