Structuring your Memento Database

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If you're just starting with Memento or just starting to use it for something new, it may not be clear to you how to represent your data in Memento to allow the user to get what he/she wants out of it. This article suggests some approaches to consider.

Structuring simply - One Main Thing

The simplest use of Memento is to use a single library to represent data about a single thing.

Simple uses

For instance, you might want to have a To Do list in Memento. As is often the case, it could be anywhere from very simple to pretty complex. Let's start with the very simplest one, so see Tutorial:Simple To Do List.

Another simple use would be as a library of recipes. Could you use Memento in a very simple way to catalog your recipes and then look them up later? The easy answer is yes. See Tutorial:Simple Recipes.

The key to simplicity is that all information in this library is about the task or recipe as a whole. These simple solutions don't try to define details of ingredients, nutrition, task duration, or due dates — just the Tasks and the Recipes themselves.

Pages of simple data

Simple with lists

Using special data

Simple slicing & dicing

Structuring - Multiple related things

When to use a list vs multiple libraries

Master & detail

When more libraries are needed

Slicing & dicing when using multiple libraries

Structuring - Serious slicing & dicing

Structuring - Enhancing your visual presentation

Fields sharing a row

Field fonts & colors

List items with fonts, colors, and icons

Using images

Charting your data

Structuring - Leveraging the Internet

Using Autofill

Using barcodes


the casual, perhaps single-library user
who just wants to throw up a grocery list or recipe repository
the intermediate user
who might want to have some related libraries tracking some activities
the power user
who might be pushing the boundaries in certain areas, like scripting, complex data structure, retail or barcode solutions, media solutions, contact applications, product catalogs, charting, or others
the organizational user
who might need teamwork collaboration, cross-platform compatibility, cloud storage & coordination, library protection, and others

Memento's online catalog of user templates contains thousands of predefined, ready-to-use libraries to use directly or serve as a starting place. It also gives users the opportunity to familiarize themselves with a large number of ways to use Memento to provide solutions.