Object Types

There are three types of objects in the Contenta database.

The following are the types of objects in the Contenta database.
  • Container objects: These objects contain other objects (children). The children objects can be other containers, data objects, or a combination of data and container objects.
  • Data objects: These objects contain data only.
  • Hybrid objects: These objects are both container objects and data objects. A hybrid object is an aggregation of all objects that comprise the document, sections, or chapters of your document or manual

You can open, reuse, or view a component of the hybrid object, or you can open, reuse, or view all the data in the hybrid object. The hybrid object may also contain links to documents outside the Contenta database.

See the Contenta Administration User topics for a complete list and explanation of the Contenta objects delivered in the metadata.