Edit Item Type: Main

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Use this page to specify the basic properties of the item type, such as its name and display name.

Field Descriptions

Item Type Properties

Field	Description
Base Item Type	Displays the name of the base item type on which the item type is based.
Name	Edit the name of the item type. The name is used internally only. Note: The name must be unique within the page group and the Shared Objects page group, is limited to 30 characters, and can contain only alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and the underscore character (_); no spaces or other special characters.
Display Name	Edit the descriptive name of the item type. The display name is used in the Navigator and in the Add Item Wizard item type list, so shorter display names are better. Note: The display name is limited to 60 characters, and can contain any character, including spaces.
Description	Enter information about the item type that may be useful to others, such as its arguments, functionality, or usage. Note: The description is displayed only when editing the item type.
Icon	Enter the path and file name of an image to associate with the item type. Click Browse to locate the image if you are not sure of its path or file name. When you click Apply or OK, the file is uploaded to the database. Example: c:\webart\review.gif Notes: To delete the existing image, click . Currently, this icon is not used by the portal. The icon may be used in future releases.
Help URL For Add Item Wizard	To use your own help file for this item type in the Add Item Wizard, enter the URL of the help file. This help file is displayed to users when they click the help icon while creating an item of this type.
Help URL For Edit Item Wizard	To use your own help file for this item type in the Edit Item Wizard, enter the URL of the help file. This help file is displayed to users when they click the help icon while editing an item of this type.

Notes

• You cannot change the basic properties of base item types.

• Content contributors cannot add an item of a particular type until that item type is added to the list of available item types.

Related Help Topics

Concepts:

• What are item types?

Next Steps:

• Edit Item Type: Attributes

Additional Information

On Portal Center:

For more information go to the documentation section of Portal Center.

Locating this Page

1. Click the Navigator link, then click the Page Groups tab.
2. At the top level, click the link for the page group that owns the item type that you want to edit.
3. Click the Item Types link.
4. Click the Edit link in the row for the item type.

Tips:

• A Navigator link can appear on any page. By default, you can find this link on the Portal Builder page.
• Click Page Groups in the Path links to get to the top level of the Page Groups Navigator.

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