{"id":12509,"date":"2014-04-07T12:36:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T07:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/?p=12509"},"modified":"2017-02-06T10:37:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T05:07:48","slug":"custom-node-type-in-aem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/custom-node-type-in-aem\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Custom Node Type in JCR"},"content":{"rendered":"

In one of our project, we had to create custom node types<\/strong>. In this blogpost, we’ll talk about the various ways of creating the Custom Node Type and deploying it across multiple instances. We’ll be using AEM 5.6.1 as our CQ server.<\/p>\n

A. Creating and Registering the Custom Nodetype\u00a0<\/strong>
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There are broadly following three ways of creating custom node types.<\/p>\n

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  1. Using Node Type Administration console.<\/li>\n
  2. Programmatically<\/li>\n
  3. Using Package Manager<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We’ll discuss them one by one :<\/p>\n

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    1. Using\u00a0Node Type Administration Console\u00a0<\/strong>\n
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      1. Using CND files.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The Compact Namespace and Node Type Definition (CND) notation provides a compact standardized syntax for defining node types and making namespace declarations. The notation is intended both for documentation and for programmatically registering node types.\u00a0Existing documentation<\/a>\u00a0can be followed for creating the CND file.<\/p>\n

        Go to\u00a0Node Type Administration\u00a0console, click on\u00a0Import \u00a0Node Type,<\/strong>\u00a0copy\/paste the CND file in the textarea, keep “Automatically register nodetype<\/strong>” checkbox and\u00a0“Automatically register defined namespaces”<\/strong>\u00a0checked. Click on submit and your custom node type will be\u00a0registered.<\/p>\n

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        1. Without using CND files<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Go to\u00a0Node Type Administration\u00a0console,click on\u00a0Create Node Type<\/strong>\u00a0and enter the details about Node Name , child Node defintions , property definitions , supertypes etc. Click on the\u00a0[Register Node Type]<\/em>\u00a0link at the bottom of the page to register this newly created Node type. Check the nodetype in Node type Administration console. Below is the screenshot for more details :<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        2. Programmatically<\/strong>
          \nWe can register the nodetype programmatically as well.<\/p>\n