Classification

In the Taxonomy field, specify the taxonomy by which users will classify the asset.

Computed Attribute

When you choose this data type, you are indicating that the attribute value and the way it is rendered in a profile, will be generated using a Java plug-in.

Choose Java as the implementation type, to indicate that you are using a Java plug-in.

For more information, see Defining a Computed Attribute.

In the field File, specify the name of the archive file that contains the Java plug-in.

Date/Time

In the Display As field, specify whether you want the user to specify:

Relationship

Using this data type, you specify that an asset of the type you are currently defining can be related to another asset or object.

You define the nature of the relationship in the Relationship Type field, using one of the following options:

These options allow you to define a loose or tight coupling between the related objects. Depending on the type of relationship, operations on an asset (such as delete, export, move to another organization, set instance-level permissions, create a new version) can be applied automatically also to the related asset or object.

For information about how you can use these relationship types, see Working with Composite Types.

In the Association Type field, specify the type of association that this attribute represents. This is a label that you assign as a meaningful name for the relationship. Examples of labels are hasChild and hasParent, indicating a hierarchical relationship.

In the Relates To field, specify the type(s) of object that can be the target of the relationship. You can specify more than one type of object by using the + icon. If you specify more than one type of object in this field, this means that an object of the current object type can have a relationship to an object that belongs to any of the given object types.

After you create a Relationship attribute, you can modify the attribute's Association Type only if there are no assigned instances of the attribute in the registry. Similarly, you can change or delete categories in the Relates To option only if the registry contains no assigned instances of the attribute. You can, however, assign additional categories to the Relates To option at any time (even if assigned instances of the attribute exist in the registry).

For more information about association types, see Working with Association Types.

String or Multiline String

Enable the Internationalized option if you want to store the string values in internationalized string form.

After you create a String or Multiline String attribute, you cannot change the attribute's Internationalized option.

String

Enable the Enumeration option if you want to restrict the attribute to a predefined set of values. When users edit this attribute in CentraSite Control, the enumerated values are presented to them in a drop-down list.

CentraSite also enforces the Enumeration option at the API level, meaning that it will reject any asset whose attribute does not contain one of the enumerated values.

If you enable the Enumeration option for a String attribute, you can add new items to the enumerated list at any time (even if instances of the attribute exist in the registry). However, you can remove an item from the list only if that item is not currently assigned to an instance of this type in the registry.

After you create a String attribute, you cannot switch it from an enumerated String to a non-enumerated String (or vice-versa).