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 ( Withdrawn, Closed Not Approved etc..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... ) |