Fields

How to create Field

In order to save data in the collection, you need a form and form is made up of fields (columns of the table). Fields are basically the columns of the table. In this documentation we will refer column as field, so keep it in mind whenever you encounter this word.

In order to create a field, follow these steps: -

  1. On navigation, under Configure click on Fields. You will see list of all the field belonging to different collections.

  2. Click on settings icon on top left corner and then click new or just click on the ‘+’ icon on top left corner of the table.

  3. A form appears where you have to provide the following details: -

  4. Name – name of the field.

  5. Collection – name of the collection to which this field belongs.

  6. Section – name of the section in the form to which this field belongs.

  7. Label – display label (display name) of the field.

  8. Input Type – What type of value this field will save (Text, Option, Number, Reference, ` Checkbox etc.)

  9. Refer Collection – If Input type is Reference then refer collection should be the name of the collection it is referring to.

  10. Click on ‘create’ button. That’s it, you have created a Field.

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