Object types supported by continuous integration

Continuous integration supports the following types of Kentico objects:

General

Object type	CI folder name	Notes
Alternative forms	cms.alternativeform	Child object type with the following possible parent types: Custom tables, Forms, Page types
Countries	cms.country	Supported child objects: States (cms.state)
CSS stylesheets	cms.cssstylesheet
Custom tables	cms.customtable	Only includes the definitions and settings of custom tables, not the data records stored within the tables. Supported child objects: Alternative forms (cms.alternativeform) Transformations (cms.transformation) Queries (cms.query)
Email templates	cms.emailtemplate
Forms	cms.form cms.formclass	Only includes form definitions and settings, not the data records stored by individual forms. The system uses multiple object types to store the definitions and settings of forms. See the Forms section in Continuous integration repository structure for more information. Supported child objects: Alternative forms (cms.alternativeform)
Form controls	cms.formusercontrol
Meta files	cms.metafile	Includes files related to other objects. For example thumbnail images of page types or email template attachments.
Page layouts (shared)	cms.layout
Page template categories	cms.pagetemplatecategory
Page template scopes	cms.pagetemplatescope	Child object type of Page template objects.
Page templates	cms.pagetemplate	Supported child objects: Page template scopes (cms.pagetemplatescope) MVT combinations (om.mvtcombination) MVT variants ( om.mvtvariant ) Personalization variants (om.personalizationvariant)
Page type scopes	cms.documenttypescope
Page types	cms.documenttype	Supported child objects: Alternative forms (cms.alternativeform) Transformations (cms.transformation) Queries (cms.query)
Queries	cms.query	Child object type with the following possible parent types: Custom tables , Page types
Roles	cms.role
Settings	cms.settingskey	Settings are supported by continuous integration, but *excluded by default* in the repository.config file. Settings may contain sensitive data – only remove the exclusion if you agree to make all setting values available within the file system used by your application and any connected source control systems.
States	cms.state	Child object type of Country objects.
Transformations	cms.transformation	Child object type with the following possible parent types: Custom tables , Page types
Web part categories	cms.webpartcategory
Web part containers	cms.webpartcontainer
Web part layouts	cms.webpartlayout	Child object type of Web part objects.
Web parts	cms.webpart	Supported child objects: Web part layouts (cms.webpartlayout)
Widget categories	cms.widgetcategory
Widgets	cms.widget

Unsupported development objects

The following object types commonly used during development are currently NOT supported by continuous integration:

Custom modules - to synchronize module database objects across your development environment, use the export and import feature. To leave the modules open for editing after import, disable the Seal the selected modules option when selecting modules in the export wizard.
Resource strings - create and edit resource strings within resx files in the Kentico project. Use your source control system to synchronize the files between developers.

Page content

Object type	CI folder name	Notes
ACL items	cms.aclitem	Child object type of Page-level permission (ACL) objects.
Attachments	cms.attachment	Child object type of Page objects.
Categories	cms.category	Only includes global and site categories. User categories are not supported.
Page-level permissions (ACLs)	cms.acl	Supported child objects: ACL items (cms.aclitem)
Pages	cms.document	Only supported when not using workflow, as continuous integration is designed for use during the project’s development phase. The system uses multiple files to store page data. See the Pages section in Continuous integration repository structure for more information. Supported child objects: Attachments (cms.attachment)
Page relationship types	cms.relationshipname
Page tags and tag groups	cms.taggroup	Tag groups are represented as a separate object type (cms.taggroup). Tags are stored within the data of individual Page (cms.document) objects.

Unsupported page permission scenario

Continuous integration does not support scenarios where different page-level permissions (ACLs) are applied to the same page from different sources and then synchronized.

Developer A

Sets permissions for a user or a role on a page.
Pushes the changes to the source control system.

Developer B

Sets different permissions for the same user or role on the same page.
Downloads the latest version from the source control. No collisions occur, because the ACL items are represented by different files.
Restores objects from the file system to the database. Both ACL item files are processed, but only one is kept in the database, depending on the order in which they are processed.

On-line marketing

Object type	CI folder name	Notes
Activity types	om.activitytype
Automation actions	ma.automationaction
Email campaign templates	newsletter.emailtemplate
MVT combinations	om.mvtcombination	Child object type of Page template objects.
MVT variants	om.mvtvariant	Child object type of Page template objects.
Personalization variants	om.personalizationvariant	Child object type of Page template objects.

E-commerce

Object type	CI folder name	Notes
Carriers	ecommerce.carrier
Currencies	ecommerce.currency
Departments	ecommerce.department
Exchange tables	ecommerce.exchangetable
Manufacturers	ecommerce.manufacturer
Order statuses	ecommerce.orderstatus
Payment options	ecommerce.paymentoption
Product internal statuses	ecommerce.internalstatus
Product option categories	ecommerce.optioncategory	Supported child objects: Product options (ecommerce.skuoption)
Product options	ecommerce.skuoption	Child object type of Product option category objects.
Product public statuses	ecommerce.publicstatus
Product files	ecommerce.skufile	Child object type of Product objects.
Product variants	ecommerce.skuvariant	Child object type of Product objects.
Products	ecommerce.sku	Supported child objects: Product files (ecommerce.skufile) Product variants (ecommerce.skuvariant )
Shipping costs	ecommerce.shippingcost	Child object type of Shipping option objects.
Shipping options	ecommerce.shippingoption	Supported child objects: Shipping costs (ecommerce.shippingcost)
Suppliers	ecommerce.supplier
Tax classes	ecommerce.taxclass

Binding object types

In addition to the standard object types, continuous integration also supports most related bindings (i.e. objects representing relationships between the supported objects and other objects). For example, the binding objects that store how page templates or page types are assigned to sites.

Binding	CI folder name	Main object type (parent)	Related object type
Allowed child page types	cms.allowedchildclass	Page type	Page type
Applications assigned to the default dashboard of roles	cms.roleapplication	Role	UI element
Categories assigned to pages	cms.documentcategory	Page	Category
Countries of tax classes	ecommerce.taxclasscountry	Tax class	Country
States of tax classes	ecommerce.taxclassstate	Tax class	State
Device profile layouts of page templates	cms.templatedevicelayout	Page template	Device profile Page layout (optional)
Exchange rates	ecommerce.exchangerate	Exchange table	Currency
Managers (users) of departments	ecommerce.userdepartment	User	Department
Mapped page layouts of device profiles	cms.deviceprofilelayout	Device profile	Page layout (source) Page layout (target)
Page relationships	cms.relationship	Page	Page Page relationship type
Pages with fields containing other pages (see Advanced content modeling)	cms.adhocrelationship	Page	Page Page relationship type
Payment options of shipping options	ecommerce.paymentshipping	Shipping option	Payment option
Permissions assigned to roles	cms.rolepermission	Role	Permission
Product bundles	ecommerce.bundle	Product	Product
Product options allowed for products	ecommerce.skuallowedoption	Product	Product option
Product options of product variants	ecommerce.variantoption	Product variant	Product option
Product option categories of products	ecommerce.skuoptioncategory	Product	Product option category
Roles assigned to forms	cms.formrole	Form	Role
Roles assigned to widgets	cms.widgetrole	Role	Widget Permission
Roles in memberships	cms.membershiprole	Membership	Role
Scopes assigned to page types	cms.documenttypescopeclass	Page type scope	Page type
Sites of CSS stylesheets	cms.cssstylesheetsite	CSS stylesheet	Site
Sites of data classes	cms.classsite	Page type Custom table	Site
Sites of page templates	cms.pagetemplatesite	Page template	Site
Sites of page relationship types	cms.relationshipnamesite	Page relationship type	Site
Sites of web part containers	cms.webpartcontainersite	Web part container	Site
Tax classes of departments	ecommerce.departmenttaxclass	Department	Tax class
Tax classes of products	ecommerce.skutaxclass	Product	Tax class
Tax classes of shipping options	ecommerce.shippingoptiontaxclass	Shipping option	Tax class
UI elements allowed for roles (UI personalization)	cms.roleuielement	Role	UI element
Users in roles	cms.userrole	Role	User