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Each field has a specific type. The type determines how a field appears and behaves, what form of data is stored, how it is stored, and how it is displayed and formatted for external destinations during export or synchronization. | Each field has a specific type. The type determines how a field appears and behaves, what form of data is stored, how it is stored, and how it is displayed and formatted for external destinations during export or synchronization. | ||
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Text fields are containers for text in a library | Text fields are containers for text in a library | ||
; [[Text field|Text]] : Basic container for textual data | :; [[Text field|Text]] : Basic container for textual data | ||
; [[Rich Text field|Rich Text]] : Container for formatted textual data | :; [[Rich Text field|Rich Text]] : Container for formatted textual data | ||
=== Number fields === | === Number fields === | ||
Number fields can be incremented, decremented, used in calculations, used as arguments to mathematical functions, such as in aggregation, etc. | Number fields can be incremented, decremented, used in calculations, used as arguments to mathematical functions, such as in aggregation, etc. | ||
; [[Integer field|Integer]] : Container for a positive, negative, or zero integer value | :; [[Integer field|Integer]] : Container for a positive, negative, or zero integer value. Can indicate units of measure. | ||
; [[Real number field|Real number]] : Container for a rational number value | :; [[Real number field|Real number]] : Container for a rational number value. Can indicate units of measure. | ||
; [[Currency field| Currency]] : Container for | :; [[Currency field| Currency]] : Container for an international currency value | ||
; [[Integer values field|Integer values]] : An alternate container for an integer value | :; [[Integer values field|Integer values]] : An alternate container for an integer value | ||
=== Date and time fields === | === Date and time fields === | ||
; [[Date field|Date]] : Container for a calendar date value | :; [[Date field|Date]] : Container for a calendar date value | ||
; [[Time field|Time]] : Container for a time value | :; [[Time field|Time]] : Container for a time value | ||
; [[DateTime field|DateTime]] : Container for a date/time value | :; [[DateTime field|DateTime]] : Container for a date/time value | ||
=== Credential fields === | === Credential fields === | ||
; [[Password field|Password]] : Container for a password value | :; [[Password field|Password]] : Container for a password value | ||
=== Media fields === | === Media fields === | ||
; [[Image field|Image]] : Container for image data | :; [[Image field|Image]] : Container for image data | ||
; [[Audio field|Audio]] : Container for audio data | :; [[Audio field|Audio]] : Container for audio data | ||
=== Logicals and list fields === | === Logicals and list fields === | ||
; [[Boolean field| Checkbox (Boolean)]] | :; [[Boolean field| Checkbox (Boolean)]] | ||
: Container for a single true/false value | :: Container for a single true/false value | ||
; [[Single-choice List field|Single-choice List]] | :; [[Single-choice List field|Single-choice List]] | ||
: Container for a string of text selected from a list of strings | :: Container for a string of text selected from a list of strings | ||
; [[Radio Buttons field|Radio Buttons]] | :; [[Radio Buttons field|Radio Buttons]] | ||
: Container for a string of text selected from a list of strings | :: Container for a string of text selected from a list of strings | ||
; [[Multiple-choice List field|Multiple-choice List]] | :; [[Multiple-choice List field|Multiple-choice List]] | ||
: Container for a string that is a concatenation of text strings selected from a list of strings | :: Container for a string that is a concatenation of text strings selected from a list of strings | ||
; [[Checkboxes field|Checkboxes]] | ; [[Checkboxes field|Checkboxes]] | ||
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=== Link fields === | === Link fields === | ||
; [[Link To Entry field|Link To Entry]] : Link to an entry of a specified library | :; [[Link To Entry field|Link To Entry]] : Link to an entry of a specified library | ||
; [[Link To File field|Link To File]] : Container for the textual link to a file of a platform file system | :; [[Link To File field|Link To File]] : Container for the textual link to a file of a platform file system | ||
; [[Hyperlink field|Hyperlink]] : Container for a textual Internet link | :; [[Hyperlink field|Hyperlink]] : Container for a textual Internet link | ||
=== Scripting fields === | === Scripting fields === | ||
; [[Calculation field|Calculation]] : Container for the result of a | :; [[Calculation field|Calculation]] : Container for the result of a calculation expression written in Memento Script | ||
; [[JavaScript field|JavaScript]] : Container for the result of a | :; [[JavaScript field|JavaScript]] : Container for the result of a calculation script written in JavaScript | ||
=== Contact fields === | === Contact fields === | ||
; [[Contact field|Contact]] : | :; [[Contact field|Contact]] : Container for a contact | ||
; [[Phone Number field|Phone number]] : Container for a string representation of a telephone number | :; [[Phone Number field|Phone number]] : Container for a string representation of a telephone number | ||
; [[Email Address field|Email address]] : Container for a string representation of an email address | :; [[Email Address field|Email address]] : Container for a string representation of an email address | ||
; [[Signature field|Signature]] : Container for a signature | :; [[Signature field|Signature]] : Container for a signature | ||
=== Miscellaneous fields === | === Miscellaneous fields === | ||
; [[Barcode field|Barcode]] : Container for a barcode | :; [[Barcode field|Barcode]] : Container for a barcode | ||
; [[Location field|Location]] : Container for a geographic location | :; [[Location field|Location]] : Container for a geographic location | ||
; [[Rating field|Rating]] : Container for a rating | :; [[Rating field|Rating]] : Container for a rating | ||
[[Category:Spec]] | [[Category:Spec]] |
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Each field has a specific type. The type determines how a field appears and behaves, what form of data is stored, how it is stored, and how it is displayed and formatted for external destinations during export or synchronization.
Fields of all types have the following parameters:
- Name
- Textual, case-insensitive field identifier that can include spaces
- Hint
- Textual prompt for field data entry
Field Types
A field may have any of the following types.
Text fields
Text fields are containers for text in a library
Number fields
Number fields can be incremented, decremented, used in calculations, used as arguments to mathematical functions, such as in aggregation, etc.
- Integer
- Container for a positive, negative, or zero integer value. Can indicate units of measure.
- Real number
- Container for a rational number value. Can indicate units of measure.
- Currency
- Container for an international currency value
- Integer values
- An alternate container for an integer value
Date and time fields
Credential fields
- Password
- Container for a password value
Media fields
Logicals and list fields
- Checkbox (Boolean)
- Container for a single true/false value
- Single-choice List
- Container for a string of text selected from a list of strings
- Radio Buttons
- Container for a string of text selected from a list of strings
- Multiple-choice List
- Container for a string that is a concatenation of text strings selected from a list of strings
- Checkboxes
- Container for a string that is a concatenation of text strings selected from a list of strings
Link fields
- Link To Entry
- Link to an entry of a specified library
- Link To File
- Container for the textual link to a file of a platform file system
- Hyperlink
- Container for a textual Internet link
Scripting fields
- Calculation
- Container for the result of a calculation expression written in Memento Script
- JavaScript
- Container for the result of a calculation script written in JavaScript
Contact fields
- Contact
- Container for a contact
- Phone number
- Container for a string representation of a telephone number
- Email address
- Container for a string representation of an email address
- Signature
- Container for a signature