Defining a MIME type

MIME types tell your application how to handle an object that it retrieves from the resource manager.

About this task

Restriction: After a MIME type has been created, it cannot be deleted.

To define a MIME type, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. In the system administration tree, expand Data Modeling.
  2. Right-click MIME Types, and then click New.
    The New MIME Type window opens.
  3. Set the properties:
    Name
    Type the name of the MIME type.
    Display name
    Type the name to be displayed in client applications.

    Click Translate to open the Translate Display Name window. All of the available languages defined in the system are listed.

    In the Translated Name column, type the translated display name for the other languages, and then click OK.

    MIME type
    Type a description of the MIME type, for example, image/jpeg
    The maximum length is 512 characters.
    Suffixes
    Type the suffix for the MIME type, for example, jpeg. A suffix is commonly known as a file name extension and is used in the client applications when downloading or exporting the files from IBM® Content Manager.
    The maximum length is 512 characters.
    Valid functions
    Specify the function that might be performed on the MIME type. For example, you might enable a .doc MIME Type to be text searchable.
    Application name
    Enter an alternative application and path or relative path that a client might use to view a particular MIME type. Click Browse to select an application name from the file system.
    Application flag
    Specify options for running the application.
  4. Click OK.