Info Object Classes and Content Types 

Info Object Classes

The class of an info object defines various properties of the object, such as

·        the attributes of the object

·        the relationships possible between the object and objects of other classes

·        the file formats in which the object can exist

Trainingarea:

Info objects of class Slide have the attribute Language, but info objects of class Structure do not.

Objects of class Slide can have hyperlinks to other objects, but objects of class Multimedia object cannot.

Objects of class Slide have Microsoft PowerPoint as source format, but objects of class Text have Microsoft Word as source format.

Content Types

Content objects can be assigned to different content types depending on their contents and the area in which they are stored. Templates that define the block titles and other layout elements (for example, standard graphics) when the document is created are linked with these content types.

Info objects of class Slide in the Training area can have content types Title, Goal, and so on.

Info objects of class Topic in the Documentation area can have content types Object, Procedure, and so on.

Info objects in the XML documents area can have the content types Course, Lesson, Exercise, and so on.

Info objects of the class Text in the QM Manuals area can have the content types Work Instruction, Document Control, Job Description, and so on.