Creating an item type

An item type is a template that consists of a root component, zero or more child components, and a classification. Using DB2 Content Manager, you build item types for recording a consistent set of information about the related items that you want to catalog.

Create item types to define and locate similar items later. You need to access all the tabs and enter the details to complete the new item type creation.

  1. Expand Data Modeling in the navigation pane. Right click Item Types and select New to open the New Item Type Definition page.
  2. Enter the Name and Display name. The Name that you entered is an internal name that uniquely identifies an element in the library server and does not display in client applications. The Display name field allows for longer values, spaces and other characters. This name is displayed in the client applications.
  3. Click the Translate button to translate the Display name to a preferred language.
  4. Select the appropriate radio button for the New Version Policy for attributes field. This is to specify, when the system creates new versions. Use only Never create or Always create. The Infor Document Management system will not prompt users for new versions.
  5. Specify the maximum total versions by selecting the appropriate Maximum Total Versions radio button. Specify the number of versions for the item.
  6. Select the Item Type Classification from the drop down list box. The Item Type Classification may be an item, resource item, document or document part. By default you should choose Document for normal items and Item for value sets. For more information on the Item Type Classification, refer IBM DB2 Content Manager Help provided in the application itself.
  7. Select the Text Search to make the Resource item or Document as Text searchable.
  8. Specify the Item retention period to know how long the library server should keep the item. This is normally used only when complementing the IBM DB2 Content Manager with a Tivoli backend system.
  9. Select a document routing process from the Start item on process field drop down list box to automatically start an item that is created in this item type on a previously defined document routing process. IBM DB2 CM document routing processes are not supported by the Infor Document Management system.
  10. Enter the Priority.