Adding Properties
To add properties to your Document Type, follow these steps:
- Go to the Design tab.
- Select Add Group and enter a name for the group. For this tutorial, we will call it Content.
- Select Add property. The Property Settings dialog opens.
- Enter a Name. For example: Page Title.
- Enter a Description.
- Select "Select Editor" and select the Data Type of your choice. We'll add text in the search box and select the Textstring Data Type.
- Click Submit.
Remember to come back and explore the list of Data Types later.
- Repeat Steps 3 to 7 using the specification below:
Name | Body Text |
|---|---|
Group | Content |
Alias | bodyText |
Description | The main content of the page. |
Data Type | Richtext Editor |
- Select "Add Group" to create a new group called Footer. Repeat Steps 3 to 7 using the specification below:
Name | Footer Text |
|---|---|
Group | Footer |
Alias | footerText |
Description | Copyright notice for the footer. |
Data Type | Textstring |
- Your Document Type should now look like this:
- Click on Save
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