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The template library is a set of pre-defined cards allowing quick database creation based on field layouts. The fields can then be customized, removed or added to suit user preference. Within the template library, you have additional options to create a blank database, browse the online catalogue of thousands of user-uploaded templates.

 

To access the templates library, open the 3-dot menu in the upper-right corner of the Libraries List screen, and then press '''''Add Library'''''.

=== How can another Memento user access a template from my library? ===

Edit the relevant library — from the Libraries List screen, press the 3-dot menu from your library icon or from the library's Entries List screen, open the 3-dot menu from the upper-right corner of the screen and select '''''Edit the library'''''. Then, open the 3-dot menu inn the upper-right corner of the screen and select '''''Share''''', name the template, select the related category, and give a small description to help others.

 

Additionally, within the Library Edit screen, 3-dot menu > '''''Export''''', choose a suitable name, and click '''''Save'''''. This creates a '''''.template''''' file which can later be transferred using a file management application.

'''No''', once a field is created, its type cannot be changed.

 

=== Can the value of one field affect the visibility of other fields when creating or editing an entry? ===

'''Yes'''; if you have a field with choices (Checkbox, Single-choice list, Multiple-choice list, Radio buttons, Checkboxes), you can enable dependencies based on the choice(s). The choice field is called the '''''gating''''' field, and fields that are dependent on it are called '''''dependent''''' fields.

 

To enable dependencies, do the following in the Library Edit screen:

# Create a gating field with choice values ('''Items''').<br/>Example: Gender, with items '''Male''' and '''Female'''

# Add a dependent field, and select '''''Dependencies of the field'''''; this brings up the '''''Dependencies List card'''''.

# Press the blue plus ('''<big>+</big>''') button to add a dependency; this brings up the '''''Add a dependency''''' card.

# Select the field upon which to be dependent and press the '''''OK''''' button; this will bring up the '''''Create dependency''''' card.

# Choose whether the dependency is only when editing an entry (the default) or also when viewing an entry.

# Then choose the value(s) of the gating field (the Items) that will cause the dependent field to be visible (perhaps '''Female''') and press the checkmark in the upper-left corner of the card.

 

Now, when the corresponding choice(s) is|are selected ('''Female''', perhaps), the previously hidden dependent field(s) become visible.

'''Yes'''; when you're creating or editing a library:

# Add a field of type '''''Link to Entry'''''

# Within '''Advanced Parameters''', select the target library

This allows manual selection of entries from the linked library during entry creation or edit.

'''Yes''', an entries list row can hold four field roles: Entry Name, Entry Description, Entry Status, and Thumbnail; not all roles apply to all fields types.

 

Each role places the results is a specific area within the list view. Regular Field doesn't appear on the list and can only be viewed within the Entry View or Entry Edit card.

 

See '''[[TBD]]''' for more information.

'''Yes''', if you set up an Image field in the library. When selected, the '''''Thumbnail''''' role becomes available, and the image appears at the left side of the list row.

 

Yes, there are two themes available; these can be alternated from the main interface:

=== Can I open a library from my device's home screen? ===

This places the library shortcut (including its icon) on the next available space on the device's home screen.

Yes, use the JavaScript field type. The final value assigned will be the result of the calculation.

Yes, there are a few formulas that can be used to calculate dates: