Fields

Fields are the smallest metadata collection point in KnowledgeTree. Fields include the text fields, pick lists and menus that allow a user to provide information about the content that is uploaded to the repository.

KnowledgeTree uses fields to group sets of related information into one or more fieldsets. The fieldsets are associated with document types in the system. The collection of fields, fieldsets, and document types - plus the folder structure and, optionally, permissions - comprise the system's metadata structure.

KnowledgeTree's Search function operates on this metadata layer. metadata works on the search function. Search relies on the addition of appropriate metadata in the system to locate and retrieve content in the repository.

There are three classes of custom fields in KnowledgeTree:

Note: Fields are configurable and editable only within the fieldset where they exist. Tree fields and Lookup fields require additional configuration steps to Normal (String) fields.