[Zope-CMF] Re: Easiest way to make my own portal_type that is like CMFDocument but with extra properties

[Lynn Walton]

Oh ... sorry one more question I should have asked as part of this
question:  I'm not sure when properties and metadata are the same or not.
On Portal Products are all properties metadata?  If I want each document to
have different values for 3 set "properties/attributes" and I probably would
want to be able to use them in searching/cataloging  should they be metadata
or just properties or are they one an the same?  Thanks for bearing with my
newbie questions.  Thanks to everyone's help I am learning a lot and hope to
start being able to "give back", with all the knowledge I'm soaking up. : )

Lynn

Lynn Walton wrote:

> Can someone advise me on what the easiest way would be to create
> my own portal product that is like CMFDocument but with extra properties
> ?
>
> I've read the beehive CMF chapter that shows how to alter an existing
> one (main idea copied below to show what I'm referring to...)  ... but
> not sure if/how using that way I'd add my own properties.
>
> -----------
> >From ZWACKChap5.html
> There are a couple of ways to create a new type depending on what kind
> of type you want to create. If you want to create a type that is only
> slightly different than one that already exists, e.g. if you want to
> change the name and representation of a type, you base your new type on
> the existing one.
>
> Using an Existing Type to Create a New One
>
> In this section, we will create a new portal type called CV which will
> be based on the Document type. The CV type will have its own icon and
> its representation will be slightly different than that of the Document
> type.
> -------------
>
> And I've done the PortalPollTutorial, where I can see how to add
> properties but I'm not sure if that's necessary when all I really want
> is for my new Document type to be just like CMFDocument but with 3
> additional properties.
>
> TIA,
> Lynn