Today’s big message is to add fields, you must use the CCK. The Drupal platform, while customizable, does not do everything. Adding functionality is typically done by adding a Module. CCK lets you add fields to a ContentType. Other modules let you manage content, manipulate the user environment, or connect to other databases.
Okay, let’s review what our changes actually look like in our website.
When a user adds a new Item to the MyStore web site, this is what they’ll see:
Pretty straightforward! But obviously we’re going to want more here. That’s for the next post.
Next Steps
How do we relate different content types together? For example in Filemaker I can have an Items table, and a ItemTypes table. These tables can be related together to make a stronger database. How do we do this using Drupal?
Stay tuned…
Jerry Salem
IT Solutions Consulting
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