CMS : Cases : Metadata inheritance file/case ?

Med_2024

Hello , I have some questions about the CMS Cases API :

• Could a document(file) inherit some metadata from the case instance ?
• What are the possible values for the other the caseNode Obect Type other than "object_type": "Folder_type" ?
• My understanding is that a case is like a folder with certain structure and permissions , is that correct ?

Karen Weir

Thank you @Med_2024 , we are reviewing your inquiry with the team.

Prasanna Sridharan

@Med_2024 See my responses below inline to your questions. Let me know if this helps.

• Could a document(file) inherit some metadata from the case instance ?
  If the case model is associated with a certain type or trait definition then any file added to the case instance can be created with the attributes supported by the type or trait. Is that what you are looking for ?
  
• What are the possible values for the other the caseNode Obect Type other than "object_type": "Folder_type" ?
  CMS has no restriction, this can be any custom type you define of type file, folder or object. The object_type will be the system name of the relevant type
  
• My understanding is that a case is like a folder with certain structure and permissions , is that correct ?
  Yes, your understanding is correct. The predefined structure with permissions can be defined with a case model and case instances are created on top of the model

Med_2024

@Prasanna Sridharan @Karen Weir , Thank you for the clarification , I was checking documentation of

CMS/cases api , for POST /case/type-definitions , In CaseModelInput Schema I can't see the definition of

properties or attributes , Couldn't a case have properties defined in the model ?

Med_2024

https://forums.opentext.com/forums/developer/discussion/comment/968147#Comment_968147

• Could a document(file) inherit some metadata from the case instance ?
  If the case model is associated with a certain type or trait definition then any file added to the case instance can be created with the attributes supported by the type or trait. Is that what you are looking for ?

How to associate a type to the case model ? If the category of the type is file could it be associated with the case

model ?

Prasanna Sridharan

@Med_2024 You can create a type definition independently with the type-definitions API

e.g., curl -X 'POST' \ 'https://na-1-dev.api.opentext.com/cms/type-definitions/folder

and then use the "system_name" of the type-definition as the "object_type" in the case model creation request.

For e.g., the object_type value in the below request is the "system_name" received in the response of a type definition creation request.