Inheriting Base Type Profiles to Sub Types
When an asset is an instance of a sub type, the set of profiles that CentraSite applies to the asset instance depends on the sub type's Inherit base type profiles setting.
When the Inherit base type profiles option is enabled for a sub type, CentraSite inherits the profiles of the base type in addition to the profiles of the sub type to the asset instance. For example, when you enable this option for the sub type REST Service, an asset instance of this type will include both the profiles that are defined for that sub type REST Service, and the profiles that are defined for its base type Service.
When this option is disabled for a sub type, CentraSite applies the profiles that are defined for that sub type; but it does not inherit the profiles of its base type. For example, when you disable this option for the sub type REST Service, asset instances of the REST Service type will simply include profiles that are defined for that type. Asset instances will not inherit the profiles that are defined for its base type Service.
By default, the Inherit base type profiles option is disabled for a type.
The following table summarizes how the set of profiles that CentraSite applies for a type is affected by the state of the Inherit base type profiles option.
If the type's "Inherit Base Type Profiles" option is... | Instances of the type will have profiles of the... |
ENABLED | Base Type —AND— Sub Type |
DISABLED | Sub Type |
To inherit the base type profiles in sub types
1. In CentraSite Control, go to Administration > Types.
By default, all of the available types are displayed in the Types tab.
2. In the Types tab, click the name of the sub type whose base type profiles you want to inherit.
3. In the Asset Type Details page, click Edit to open the Edit Asset Type wizard.
4. On the Edit Asset Type wizard, click Advanced Settings.
5. Enable the Inherit base type profiles option.
6. Click OK, and then Finish.
After you have inherited the base type profiles in the sub type, you can view the inherited profiles and its attributes. However, you cannot customize their contents.
