Standard data objects

Standard data objects contain text or graphic data.

The following table lists the Class Types and unique features of data objects.

Standard Contenta objectsClass TypeFeatures
CurrentContentCurrentContent

Stores text data.

Does not maintain revision history.

FixedFormatFixed Format

Stores text data and records changes between older versions of its contents. Maintains spacing and line endings. See the Module versus fixed format objects topic in this documentation.

Graphic Excel MSAccess PDF PowerPointGraphic

Stores binary data.

Stores complete copies of each version.

ModuleModuleStores text data and records changes between older versions of its contents. Does not maintain line endings; line endings are stripped. Other white spaces may also be stripped. See the Module versus fixed format objects topic in this documentation . Use Fixed Format to maintain line endings or refer to cross-paltform variables. See Cross-platform variables in the Contenta environment variables topic in this documentation.