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:
Entity type | Bundle | Purpose | Examples | Features |
|---|
Content (nodes) | Content type | Provide the schema for CMS content | Pages Articles Landing pages Products
| Workflow integration Revisions and versioning
|
Media | Media type | Manage digital assets | Images Documents Videos Remote videos
| Metadata management Reusable across content Media-specific handling
|
Taxonomy | Vocabulary | Categorize and organize content | Categories Tags Topics Locations
| |
Menus | - | Structure site navigation | Main navigation Footer links Utility menus
| Hierarchical menu items Enhanced link metadata Custom menu fields
|
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.