CentraSite Documentation : Working with the CentraSite Business UI : Administering the Business UI : Managing Assets : Attributes : Attribute Data Types
Attribute Data Types
Each attribute in an asset belongs to a specific data type. The data type determines what kind of information the attribute can hold.
The following table lists the data types that are available for an attribute. Most types are configured to hold a single value or multiple values (i.e., an array of values).
Data Type
Description
String
Holds a string of text. When this type of string is displayed, it is displayed in a single-line text box. If a value exceeds the width of the box, the excess characters are simply not displayed.
International String
Holds a String attribute that can have different values for different locales.
Multiline String
Holds a string of text. When this type of string is displayed in the CentraSite user interface, the string is displayed in a multi-line text box and lines of text are wrapped to fit the width of the box. (Compare this with the String data type described below.)
Email
Holds an email address. This data type only accepts values in the format:
username@host
Note:  
When a user enters a value for an Email attribute, CentraSite verifies that the value conforms to the format above, but it does not attempt to validate the address itself.
URL/URI
Holds a URL/URI. This type of attribute only accepts values in the form:
<protocol>://<host>/<path>
Where:
*<protocol> is any protocol that java.net.URL supports
*<host> is the name or IP address of a host machine
*<path> (optional) is the path to the requested resource on the specified host
Number
Holds a numeric value.
Boolean
Holds a true or false value.
Note:  
When a boolean value is displayed in the CentraSite user interface, its value is generally displayed as “Yes” (if the attribute's value is true) or “No” (if the attribute's value is false).
Date/Time
Holds a timestamp that represents a specific date and/or time.
Duration
Holds a value that represents a period of time as expressed in Years, Months, Days, Hours, Minutes and Seconds.
IP Address
Holds a numeric IP address in the v4 or v6 format.
File
Holds references to one or more documents that reside in CentraSite's supporting document library or at a specified URL.
You can use this type of attribute to attach documents such as programming guides, sample code and other types of files to an asset.
Classification
Holds references to one or more categories in a specified taxonomy. You use this type of attribute to classify assets according to a specified taxonomy.
Relationship
Holds references to other registry objects. You use this type of attribute to express a relationship between an asset and another object in the registry.
Computed Attribute
Holds a value that is dynamically computed by a user-defined Java plug-in.
For detailed information about the attributes and their data types, see the CentraSite Administrator’s Guide .
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