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Because Ad Hoc Attributes are not neither namespaced nor typed, they should not be used as a replacement for solutions leveraging properly designed structured data. Ad Hoc Attributes are most suitable for simple, local data extensions where the cost of structured data is not warranted. |
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More sophisticated requirements can be met by implementing native models, views, and controllers in the CakePHP framework. The best way to do that is probably to write a Plugin.
Extended Types
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