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Adding properties to a property sheet

Custom metadata can be added to the Property dialog in the web client.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the $\Web\Author\ASP folder on the Content Managerserver
  2. Open the configuration file, that corresponds to the property sheet you want to modify:
    The logical levelRepTopDlg.asp
    The version levelRepVersionDlg.asp
    The language levelRepLngDlg.asp
  3. Navigate to the section where the metadata definitions reside.
  4. Define all metadata properties within the HTML FORM titled “frm” inside the chosen active server page (ASP).
    
    <FORM name="frm" method="POST" action="RepVersionDlg.asp">
      [metadata property definitions go here]
    </FORM>
    				
    The order in which the metadata properties are defined, determine the order in which the metadata properties will be displayed in the property sheet.
  5. Indicate the object types for which a metadata property will be displayed.
  6. Add the metadata property using a predefined JavaScript function.
  7. Save your changes