Selecting Document Types 

Use

Defining document types is a prerequisite for defining catalog types.

Procedure

To check which document types can be used for assigning products, product items, and catalog areas, carry out the following steps:

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       1.      Choose Basis àBasis Services à Archive Link à Basic Customizing à Document Types.

       2.      A list of all existing document types is displayed.

       3.      If you want to add additional document types, choose Edit à New entries (F5). Make sure that you are in change mode.

       4.      The table Global document types contains the following standard values that are relevant for CRM:

Document type	Long name	Document class	Status
CRM_IMAGE
CRM_THUMB
CRM_SOUND
CRM_VIDEO

       5.      If you enter an X in the Status field, this document appears in the Document Navigator as the standard document type, and is displayed in the Standard doc. types directory. Otherwise, the document type is displayed in the Document types for obj directory.

       6.      Generally, the following objects are used:
-   CRM_THUMB and
-   CRM_IMAGE

       7.      The object Thumbnail is a small picture that is used in the product overview of the product catalog. The object Image is a detailed picture that is displayed in the details screen of the product.