Entity types

Entity types

Acquia Source structures data with the following primary entity types:

• Content

• Media

• Taxonomy

• Menus

An entity represents a distinct, manageable piece of information or content within a system. Each entity type is further categorized into one or more bundles. The terminology for these bundles varies depending on the entity type. For example, a bundle within the Media entity type is called the Media type bundle, and a bundle within the Taxonomy entity type is called the Vocabulary bundle.

The following table provides detailed information about entity types:

The following is a sample hierarchical representation of entity types and bundles:

│
├── Entity type: Content
│   ├── (bundle) Content type: Article
│   └── (bundle) Content type: Person
│
├── Entity type: Taxonomy
│   └── (bundle) Vocabulary: Tags
│
└── Entity type: Media
    └── (bundle) Media type: Document
    └── (bundle) Media type: Video

In Acquia Source, you can customize any bundle for any entity type and can also create new bundles.

Documents

The following is a sample hierarchical representation of entity types and bundles:

In Acquia Source, you can customize any bundle for any entity type and can also create new bundles.