topic sys:container vs cm:folder in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/sys-container-vs-cm-folder/m-p/30163#M15463 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I was wondering what the differences in usage is between the </SPAN><EM>sys:container</EM><SPAN> and </SPAN><EM>cm:folder</EM><SPAN> data types. I.e. why would I use one or the other data type when creating a node?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Cheers,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Ian.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:33:17 GMT ianpriest 2006-01-11T11:33:17Z sys:container vs cm:folder https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/sys-container-vs-cm-folder/m-p/30163#M15463 Hi,I was wondering what the differences in usage is between the sys:container and cm:folder data types. I.e. why would I use one or the other data type when creating a node?Cheers,Ian. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:33:17 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/sys-container-vs-cm-folder/m-p/30163#M15463 ianpriest 2006-01-11T11:33:17Z Re: sys:container vs cm:folder https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/sys-container-vs-cm-folder/m-p/30164#M15464 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>They're both containers, but cm:folder is used to represent your typical folder hierarchy in a document / file system.&nbsp; The Alfresco web client and file protocols all query against this type.&nbsp; So, if you create instances of cm:folder, they can be viewed and managed easily via any of Alfresco clients.&nbsp; You may also notice a sub-type of cm:folder called cm:systemfolder - these are hidden by Alfresco clients.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The low-level sys:container is a general purpose container and is used by Alfresco internally, hence the sys namespace.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:57:43 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/sys-container-vs-cm-folder/m-p/30164#M15464 davidc 2006-01-11T11:57:43Z