Custom configuration

The Alfresco repository enables support for the storage, management, and retrieval of content. The content may range from coarse-grained documents to fine-grained snippets of information such as XML elements. The Alfresco repository supports a rich Data Dictionary where the properties, associations, and constraints of content are present to describe the structure of such content.

The Repository Data Dictionary is by default pre-populated with definitions that describe common content constructs such as folders, files, and metadata schemes. However, the data dictionary is extensible, it allows the repository to manage new types of content since each business application will have its own content requirements. This chapter explains the main concepts behind the Data Dictionary, such as how to define new types of content and use them in an application.

The following table contains the description of some of the key terms used:

Key term	Description
Property	A metadata which...