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Creating Components

An e-mail message consists of one or more Components. A Component represents a piece of e-mail content.

Before you begin

To create a Component you must have:

  • Component Management rights and Write permissions for the containing Folder
  • Schemas available to you which define the structure of the Content

About this task

Components are based on Schemas, which define the structure of the content. When you create a Component, you select a Schema that defines the type of Component that you want to create. You create Components in Folders within a Publication.

Procedure

  1. Open the Content Manager Explorer.
  2. Navigate to the Publication > Building Blocks Folder.
  3. Select a Folder in which you want to create the Component and click the New Component icon in the toolbar.
  4. On the General tab, fill in the following fields:
    • Name — the name of the Component
    • Schema — the Schema on which this Component will be based (if your SDL Tridion system administrator defined a mandatory Schema for the Folder in which you create a Component, the Content Manager a selects a Schema for you.)

    After you have selected a Schema, a series of fields appears. Fill in all mandatory fields and optional fields as necessary. Mandatory fields have a red * beside them.

  5. A Component may also use Metadata fields. If so, a Metadata tab appears. Select the Metadata tab (if applicable) and fill in the mandatory fields and, if applicable, the optional fields.
  6. Click Save and Close.

Results

You have created a Component.