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 typeFredhopper basetype
textSingle value text fieldstext
Multi-value text fieldsset
text field based on KeywordsSingle value Keyword fieldlist
Multi-value Keyword fieldset
number1Single value number fieldsfloat
Multi-value number fieldsset
date2Single value date fieldstext
Multi-value date fieldsset
linkSingle value External link, Component link, and Multimedia Component link fieldstext
Multi-value External link, Component link, and Multimedia Component link fieldsset