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title: CM8 - Create Document Item Types
slug: docuflow-for-filenet/cm8-create-document-item-types
createdAt: 2024-09-04T20:09:11.184Z
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Document item types in Content Manager serve to group documents, with each item type being associated with a specific set of attributes. As a result, all documents within a particular item type share the same set of attributes. For an item type to be accessible by SAP, it must include the necessary document-part item types and be linked to specific attributes.

## About this task

On the **Definition page** of the **New Item Type Definition** window, follow these steps:

1. Choose "Document" from the *Item type classification* dropdown.

On the **Document Management page** of the same window:

1. Click "Add."
2. In the **Define Document Management Relations** window, select the document-part item types you created earlier from the *Part type* list. Add one document-part item type at a time, clicking "OK" after each selection to include it on the Document Management page.

On the **Attributes page** of the window, add the following previously created required attributes to the *Selected attributes and components* list:

- DocId
- DocProtection