Basic Sitepublisher Question

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Hi,

I have a basic Sitepublisher question? What is the difference between Data types and Datums. I believe, we create components using Datums and where do we use Base data types such as TeamSite Asset, Content etc? I haven't come across a scenario where i should Base Data type and hence I'm confused

If possible can anyone provide a scenario where we would use the Base Data Types

Also, Please dont ask me to read the manual carefully, I have done my reading and investigation and I'm a bit confused on this :-)


Thanks in advance.

AlexC

I think the Base Data Type question maybe best suited for the TeamSite forum.

The Datums have data types that they represent, those are used to match them up to a value editor during component/page edit. So if something is a color, you will get a color picker, if it's a link you get a link/page selector. Try using the sample datums to see how they work.

Create a new component, go to the Data section and click the Help link for Datum samples, paste a few and then preview the component (you won't see anything yet), click the Set Default Data button and note how your datums are presented for editing.

Hope that helps.

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