Structuring your Memento Database: Difference between revisions

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* They remind the user of the possible values of the field.
* They remind the user of the possible values of the field.
* They prevent typos from inadvertently cluttering the library.
* They prevent typos from inadvertently cluttering the library.
What lists do not do is define another level of data structure. Other than list item indentifiers, no further data is introduced. To introduce more data about list items, create a new library for those items and replace the list field with a link to the new library; you have now added an extra level of complexity, but you've also expanded the coverage of your database.


=== Using special data ===
=== Using special data ===