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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 | ; [[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, and zero integer value | |||
; [[Real number field|Real number]] : Container for a rational number value | |||
; [[Currency field| Currency]] : Container for a international currency 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 | |||
; [[Time field|Time]] : Container for a time value | |||
; [[DateTime field|DateTime]] : Container for a date/time value | |||
=== Credential fields === | === Credential fields === | ||
; ,[[Password field|Password]] : Container for a password value | |||
=== Media fields === | === Media fields === | ||
; [[Image field|Image]] : Container for image data | |||
; [[Audio field|Audio]] : Container for audio data | |||
=== Logicals and list fields === | === Logicals and list fields === | ||
; [[Boolean field|Boolean (Checkbox)]] : Container for a true/false value | |||
==== Single-choice list ==== | ==== Single-choice list ==== | ||
==== Radio buttons ==== | ==== Radio buttons ==== |
Revision as of 13:17, 21 August 2016
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 days 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, and zero integer value
- Real number
- Container for a rational number value
- Currency
- Container for a international currency value
- Integer values
- An alternate container for an integer value
Date and time fields
- Date
- Container for a calendar date value
- Time
- Container for a time value
- DateTime
- Container for a date/time value
Credential fields
- ,Password
- Container for a password value
Media fields
Logicals and list fields
- Boolean (Checkbox)
- Container for a true/false value