Adding and modifying document classes

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Document classes organize and classify the documents that belong to a case. For example, you can create a document class for case correspondence and another document class for photographs and images. You assign document classes at the solution level. You can assign a document class to start a new case or as a precondition for a task.

About this task

You can add document classes to a new solution by using the wizard or from the solution home page. If you add document classes from the solution home page, you can create a new document class based on an existing document class. The new document class inherits all of the properties that are defined for the parent document class.
Tip: Document classes that are based on an existing document class are nested under the parent document class in the list of document classes for the solution. Expand a parent document class to view the child document classes.

You can also reuse document classes that are defined for other solutions. Reused document classes can only be edited in the original source solution.

Procedure

To add or modify a document class from the solution home page:

  1. Click the Document Classes tab.
  2. Select an existing document class to modify or create a document class.
    Option Description
    To add a document class
    1. If you want the new document class to inherit properties from an existing document class, select the parent document class from the list of document classes. If you do not want the new document class to inherit properties from an existing document class, ensure that no document class is selected in the list.
    2. Click Add Document Class > New.
    3. Enter a name and a description for the document class. The Unique Identifier field is updated as you enter the name for the document class. You cannot change the unique identifier after you click OK.
    To add a document subclass
    1. Select the parent document class in the list of document classes.
    2. Click Add Document Class > New subclass.
    3. Enter a name and a description for the document class. The Unique Identifier field is updated as you enter the name for the document class. You cannot change the unique identifier after you click OK.
    4. Click OK.
    5. On the Properties tab, add the properties that apply to this document subclass.
    Tip: To view the properties that a document class inherited from a parent document class, select the View inherited properties check box on the Properties tab for the child document class.
    To modify an existing document class Click the document class name in the list.
    To reuse a document class
    1. Click Add Document Class > Reuse Document Class.
    2. Select a document class that exists in Content Platform Engine.
    Restriction: You cannot modify a reused document class. Properties of a reused document class are not displayed in Case Builder, and you cannot add new properties to the reused document class.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Optional: Add properties to the document class.
  5. Click Save.
    Case Builder does not save your edits automatically as you work. When you click OK to dismiss a dialog box or an editor view, your selections are stored in memory. You must click Save to store your changes to the solution definition file. If you do not save your changes, you can save or discard the changes before you close the solution.