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The WikiTopic form 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 form that extends the attributes of the WikiTopic form. That is, the attributes defined here are a minimal set of attributes that all DataForms should share.

Every TopicType is used in combination with one DataForm, that is associated with it, either this generic WikiTopic form or a more specific one. Multiple TopicTypes can share the same form. In this case such a form must allow to select from a set of TopicTypes to mark it properly. A common case is where one TopicType uses one specific DataForm. Note, that a topic can be of several TopicTypes which indicates that it fullfills several duties at once. So by marking a topic of being of types T_a and type T_b you indicate that the attached form contains all form attributes that are in form F_a and from F_b, given that type T_a comes with form F_a and T_b with F_b.

See also: WebTopicEditTemplate

Topics of type 'WikiTopic'

WikiTopic form

Name:	Type:	Size:	Values:	Description:	Attributes:
TopicType	label	1	WikiTopic	Document type
TopicTitle	text	75		title	c
Summary	text	75		short description of the role of this topic	c