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Content Data Fields Subtask

Use this subtask to define your content data fields.

If this subtask is empty, you can click the Autoload CMS Document Properties button on the main screen to load all the document property fields for the specified CMS content type. A new row is generated for each property field for the specified CMS/CMS Content Type ID. The fields populated from this autoload include CMS Content Property, Data Type, Length, and Queryable. This action generates the Content Data Field ID from the CMS Content Property Name. If the property is not marked as editable in the CMS, the Editable check box is cleared and disabled.

Contents

Field Description
Content Data Field ID

Enter a unique ID for the content data field.

If you created this row by clicking the Autoload CMS Document Properties button, this field is generated from the CMS Content Property.

Description

Enter a description of the content data field.

CMS Content Property

Enter, or use to select, the CMS content property field to which this field is linked. Clicking displays a list of property names and their associated data types linked to the CMS, repository, and the CMS content type table/column.

If you created this row by clicking the Autoload CMS Document Properties button, this field was populated from the CMS. The CMS may not allow modifications to this field.

This field is not required. There are situations where the Content Data Field is needed as a key field in the Manage Application/Content Links screen, but corresponding the CMS property does not exist.

Lookup Position

To display this property in the content file , select the number indicating in which column the property appears. Valid options are 1 — 7.

These columns display when you use from the Linked Content Files screen.

Note: For information about the Linked Content Files screen, see the Deltek Costpoint 7.0 Getting Started Guide included with this release.
Data Type

Select the type of data that must be entered for this field. Valid options are:

  • Text
  • Number
  • Date

If you created this row by clicking the Autoload CMS Document Properties button, this field was populated from the CMS.

Length

Enter the maximum number of characters that can be entered for this text field. If the Data Type field is Date or Number, leave this field blank.

If you created this row by clicking the Autoload CMS Document Properties button, this field was populated from the CMS.

Queryable

This non-editable field displays Y (Yes) or N (No) to indicate whether this field can be queried in CMS.

Viewable

Select this check box to display the contents of this field when displaying information on this content item. This check box is selected by default.

Editable

Select this check box to allow users to modify the content item's values. This check box is cleared by default. If the property is not marked as editable in the CMS, the Editable check box is cleared and disabled.

If you created this row by clicking the Autoload CMS Document Properties button, this field was populated from the CMS.