Fields
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Figure 7: Fields (Admin side)
Here you can see the tables, and you can edit the table settings, or you can edit the fields
Figure 8: Expanding fields View (Admin side)
Before you go to edit the individual fields, you can click on the left icon - it will expand the table showing all the fields. You can then change the visibility of each field, i.e. if it will be visible in the list and in the form for Admin, as well as for the User
Figure 9: Fields details (Admin side)
Here you can edit the details for each field.
It is recommended to create following fields:
date field: for sorting items by date it is necessary to have a field, where date of creation/relevant date is stored
submitter field: for sorting items by submitter it is necessary to have a field, where user of creation is stored
field status: for using e.g. functions for broken items you need a 'Select Status'-field
It is recommended to use a table prefix plus singular words, e.g. 'cat_logo' for logo image of the category.
Enter a unique field name
You can select between following form elements:
Textbox
Plain TextArea Field
Selectable Editor (Dhtml)
CheckBox
Radio Yes/No
Select Listbox
Select User Field
Color Picker Field
Image List
Select File Field
Url File Field
Upload Image Field
Upload File Field
Date Select Field
Select Status Field
Password Field
Select Country List
Select Language List
Date/Time Select Field
Select Combobox
Radio
Please define the field type, e.g. VARCHAR, INT, ...
Depending on your selection in form element a type will be automatically suggested
Please define the size
Depending on your selection in form element a size will be automatically suggested
Please define the field attributes
Please define whether null is allowed or not
Please define default value for new items
Please define the key, if you want to add one
Field: Is parent => ???
Admin: In Files => field will be added to admin files
Admin: Visible in list => field will be visible in admin list
Admin: Visible in form => field will be visible in admin form
User: In Files => field will be added to user files
User index: in header => field will be visible in header of index file
User index: in body => field will be visible in body of index file
User index: in footer => field will be visible in footer of index file
User file: in header => field will be visible in header of table file
User file: in body => field will be visible in body of table file
User file: in footer => field will be visible in footer of table file
Block: In Files => field will be visible in blocks
Search: Index => field will be used in search function
Field: Required => field will be an obligatory field
Table: Main Field => field will be the main field of this table (only one field can be main field)
Recommendations:
You shouldn't add a field in header and/or body and/or footer in the same time
If you select "User: In Files" you should display the field minimum one time in index or table file
