Your fields are what contains your data. They belong to a collection, so in order to customize them, go to your Collection settings by enabling the Layout Editor mode.
Here's an example of what you'll see in the Fields tab:
As you can see below - (1), you can change how your field's name will be displayed to your users.
You can also add a description (2) which will be displayed when you edit your data via this field.
Other options are also available:
- Read only: Enable if you don't want anyone to modify the data of this field.
- Filtering enabled: Disable if you don't want anyone to use a filter on this field.
This section is where you will adjust how you edit this field.
First, select a widget (1).
{% hint style="info" %} After selecting a widget, its settings panel should open automatically. You can however reopen that panel at any time by clicking on the cog icon (2). {% endhint %}
An edit widget is an interface tool which will be displayed when you edit your data. Here are a few examples:
The list of available edit widgets will depend on the type of your field. Here is the complete list:
Field type | Available edit widgets |
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String |
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Enum |
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Number |
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Date | date picker |
DateOnly | dateonly picker |
Array (of string, enum, number,...) |
|
JSON | JSON editor |
Point | Text input (default) |
File reference |
|
Reference |
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A display widget is an interface tool which will be displayed when you display your data.
Select a display widget (1).
This is how you will control how your data is displayed in your views (Table View, Summary View, related data views, etc).
{% hint style="info" %} After selecting a widget, its settings panel should open automatically. You can however reopen that panel at any time by clicking on the cog icon (2). {% endhint %}
The list of available display widgets will depend on the type of your field. Here is the complete list:
Field type | Available display widgets |
---|---|
String |
|
Enum |
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Number | number |
Date | date |
DateOnly | dateonly |
Array (of string, enum, number,...) |
|
JSON |
|
Point |
|
File reference |
|
Reference | link to record |