Content Platform Engine supports
the following data types:
- Binary
- Use the binary data type when the value is an image, for example
for an icon or a bitmap file.
Note: You cannot perform a query on
binary multi-value properties.
- Boolean
- Use the Boolean data type for values that can be either true or
false. An example is a property named Credit App Approved? which indicates
whether or not a borrower's credit application was approved.
- DateTime
- Use the date/time data type to represent the date and time, including
the year, month, day, hour, minutes, seconds, and thousandths of a
second. For example, use date/time to log the date and time the loan
processing department received a loan application.
- Float
- Use the float data type for a mathematical notation where a number
is displayed with a decimal point. Use float for scientific or engineering
calculations when the problems of a non-exact decimal representation
are understood. Internally Float is a 64-bit representation.
- ID
- ID stands for a Microsoft Global
Unique IDentifier (GUID). An example of a GUID is 35471FC0-09FC-11d2-AE1B-006097703BDE.
Use this data type if you are tracking GUIDs from an outside system.
A GUID is also known as the primary property or the Primary ID.
- Integer
- Use the integer data type when the property value can comprise
only positive or negative numbers. The allowable range is -2,147,483,648
to 2,147,483,647. Internally integer is a 32-bit representation.
Note: For
monetary values, use integer as the data type and hold or round up
the cents amounts according to your company policy. Another option
is to create two integer properties; one for dollars and one for cents.
- Object
- Use the object data type when the property references an entire
distinct object within the object store. For example, a destination
document created via publishing has an object-valued property that
references the source document that created it.
Cross-object store
references are possible with object-valued properties.
- String
- Use the string data type for all values that are text or characters
that include numbers, letters, symbols, and spaces. An example of
a string is a name, address, or driver's license number.