{"id":1908,"date":"2017-07-14T10:13:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T09:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/?p=1908"},"modified":"2022-10-07T16:38:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T15:38:54","slug":"creating-new-item-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/creating-new-item-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating New Item Types"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you require more<em> Item Types, m<\/em>aybe you just want a new <em>Item Type<\/em> with a different name. Cradle lets you create new item types to suit your working methods.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Project Setup<\/em> navigate to &#8220;<em>Options &#8211; Item Definitions<\/em>&#8221; and change the tab to &#8220;<em>Item Types<\/em>&#8220;. This dialog presents a list of<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the predefined types of item available in any and all Cradle projects,<\/li>\n<li>those that were in the chosen template schema when the project was created<\/li>\n<li>those added by a user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New <em>user defined types<\/em> are used to extend a Cradle Database, to encompass new types of information. To create a new item type you need <strong>PROJECT<\/strong> privilege to modify the <em>schema<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2741\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2741 size-large\" title=\"New Item Type\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Create_Item_Type-1024x778.png\" alt=\"3SL Cradle New Item Type\" width=\"525\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Create_Item_Type-1024x778.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Create_Item_Type-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Create_Item_Type-768x584.png 768w, https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Create_Item_Type.png 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Creating a New Item Type<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the <strong>Project<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Project Setup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Set <strong>Options<\/strong> to <strong>Item Definitions<\/strong> (if not already set)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Items<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>New<\/strong> and enter a name for the new item type<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Remember you can also add these newly created<em> Item Type<\/em> to the quick access bar, for more information see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/customise-quick-access-bar-needs\/\">&#8220;Customise your Quick Access Bar&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information regarding item types and <em>Project Setup<\/em> please see help on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/cradle\/help\/7.2\/Project%20Setup\/Other\/prj_setup_itemdefs_itemtypes.htm\">Item Types<\/a> or my article on configuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/item-attributes\/\">Item Attributes<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Article Updated 04\/02\/2019 &#8211; Removed mentions of project schema<\/h5>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-small mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/creating-new-item-types\/&amp;via=threesl\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Tweet<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-small mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.threesl.com%2Fblog%2Fcreating-new-item-types%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Share<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-small mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Newsletter<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-small mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you require more Item Types, maybe you just want a new Item Type with a different name. 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