Basetype mapping
When you publish content from the Content Manager to Fredhopper, field types in Component fields and Metadata fields are mapped to Fredhopper basetypes.
The following list describes the mapping of field types used in Component fields and Metadata fields to basetypes in Fredhopper:
| Field type | Fredhopper basetype | |
|---|---|---|
| text | Single value text fields | text |
| Multi-value text fields | set | |
| text field based on Keywords | Single value Keyword field | list |
| Multi-value Keyword field | set | |
| number1 | Single value number fields | float |
| Multi-value number fields | set | |
| date2 | Single value date fields | text |
| Multi-value date fields | set | |
| link | Single value External link, Component link, and Multimedia Component link fields | text |
| Multi-value External link, Component link, and Multimedia Component link fields | set |