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1. Click [Add Property]. A new entry is added to the list of properties.
2. Enter a string in the Name field to identify the property.

3. Enter a string in the Identifier field that will be used to uniquely identify the property within XperienCentral.
   
   

   Note
   Once you have entered a string and saved the template, the identifier can no longer be modified, therefore be sure to plan out carefully beforehand what your scheme is for template identifiers.

   
   

4. Select the property type from the drop-down list. The options are:
   
   

   Type	Description
   String	A field that accepts any string of characters. The input field can be either a single line or a multiple line field. Which kind is determined by the Subtype field defined in the next step.
   Boolean	A checkbox that can either be selected or cleared.
   Integer	A single line field that accepts a positive or negative integer (no decimal points).
   Date	A date picker which can be used to select a date. The Subtype field defined in the next step determines whether the field selects a date or a combination of date and time.
   Image	A Browse button which you can use to select an image.

    
   
   
   

5. Select the subtype of the property from the drop-down list. The options are:
   
   

   Property Type	Subtypes
   String	StringSingleLine - A single line field. StringMultiLine - A field that accepts multiple lines of strings.
   Boolean	BooleanCheckbox - A checkbox that can be either selected or cleared.
   Integer	IntegerInputField - A field that accepts any positive or negative integer (no decimal points).
   Date	DateDateOnly - A date picker that you can use to select a day, month and year. DateDateTime - A date picker that you can use to select a day, month and year and a field that accepts any valid time (24 hour notation).
   Image	ImageUploadOrSelect - a [Browse] button that you can use to select an image file from disk.

   




6. Define the search facet settings.

7. Enter one or more CSS class(es) in the Context Classes field in a whitespace separated list.

8. Enter text in the Help text field. The help text you define appears under the field in the Modular Content element. For best results, make sure the help text provides sufficient guidance for the user filling in the field.
9. Click [Save].



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The properties of the template that is linked to a modular content type appear for that content type in the "Basic" tab of the Properties Widget. For each instance of the modular content type you can fill in the template properties to further identify/describe it. For example:

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Modular Content Template Properties as Search Facets

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