Type Table Definition


A Type Table in Quest is simply a set of 'types' of data. A 'type' of data might be a Country, or a Brand. The list below gives a definition of all type tables that a user is allowed to edit in the Quest Input Tool:

Type Table Description
Authorities Holds all authorities that might apply to a user group.
Brands Holds all of the brands that may contain families
Country Codes Holds all of the Countries that a document or product may be associated with
Cross Product Types Holds any type of 'Number' that a product may be associated with. ( FRU, CRU, WWPARTNUM etc.)
Document Categories All categories a document might fall under.
Document Classes Currently only IBM Confidential, Non Confidential and IBM Dealer Confidential.
Document Types All types of documents ( Service Hints and Tips, SSDs etc.. )
Geographies All geographies on Earth
Graphics All types of graphics ( GIF, JPEG, BMP etc.. )
Groups Any family of a brand ( Aptiva, PS/1 etc.. )
Languages Any language that may be associated with anything in the Quest database.
Media Types A type of media ( ZIP File, WAV File, DSK file etc.. )
Metrics Holds data for metric documentation on documents
Phone Types Different types of phone numbers ( Home, Office, Modem etc... )
Prices Any type of price ( Internal, External, Dealer etc.. )
Properties Any field that needs to be dynamically added to a document
Publications Any type of publication ( Red Book, White Paper etc.. )
Status Types Different types of status. ( Withdrawn, Closed Not Approved etc.. )
Templates A type of template to display Product Spec Information
Work Required Any type of work that is required on a document
Views Any type of view of a graphic ( Side View, Top View, Rear View etc... )