TopicForm

Documentation

The TopicForm can be used for a wide range of TopicTypes that only need to be marked as being of a given TopicType. If you need more structure then you have to define a specific DataForm that extends the DataFormAttributes of this form. That is the attributes defined here are a minimal set of attributes that all DataForms should have.

Every TopicType is used in combination with one DataForm, that is associated with it, either this generic TopicForm or a more specific one. Multiple TopicTypes can share the same DataForm. In this case such a DataForm must allow to select from a set of TopicTypes to mark it properly. Very often there is one TopicType for one DataForm. Note, that a topic can be of several TopicTypes which indicates that it fullfills several duties at once, that is the associated DataForm contains the attributes of a couple of DataForms.

Definition

Name:	Type:	Size:	Values:	Tooltip message:	Attributes:
TopicType	select	1	HelpTopic, MasterTopic, Tag, TopicFunction	Classify a topic by function
SubjectArea	checkbox	3	SubjectArea, TcaoAdmin, TcaoUse	Classify a topic by subject
Summary	text	50		Short summary or headline of topic

Related Topic: TopicClassification, WebPreferences, DataForms