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Adaptive metadata Build your Information Architecture (Data Model) Context information on List Items Strictly structured content Unstructured and structured data
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Fotoware Alto core concepts

18. June 2026

Elaine Foley

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Adaptive metadata Build your Information Architecture (Data Model) Context information on List Items Strictly structured content Unstructured and structured data

Adaptive metadata

Adaptive metadata focuses on the information required for a specific piece of content. If your content model defines your basic information to always include the address, where does your product category live?

Build your Information Architecture (Data Model)

You can build your data model and permission sets from scratch. You are free to do so, but we suggest talking to a Fotoware Alto solution specialist for best-practice advice. If you decide to do it yourself, consider asking yourself several questions before configuring Fotoware Alto.

Context information on List Items

Fotoware Alto enriches your tags with additional contextual information, which is essential for search engine optimization both within and outside Fotoware Alto, and enhances the user experience.

Strictly structured content

Virtual Types or Lists enable users to work more easily with content in Fotoware Alto that adheres to a defined structure, without worrying about its output format. A defined structure is common to Lists or Virtual Types. 

Unstructured and structured data

Fotoware Alto supports various metadata concepts, including unstructured data (e.g., free text) and structured data (e.g., Excel-like tables).

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