Field types

A field type defines the type of data that a user may enter in a particular field.

Field type Description
Button field options A button field displays a button on the form.
Checkbox field options A Checkbox field allows users to select or clear a check box to specify a Boolean true/false state.
Date field options A date field allows users to enter dates.
Label field options A label field displays a label in a form. Label field options define the appearance of the label in a form.
List field options A list field allows users to select from items in a list.
Lookup List field options A database lookup field allows users to specify items from a field a database table.
Numeric field options A numeric field allows users to enter numbers.
Text field options A text field allows users to enter unformatted text, such as sentences, names, numbers, date and time.
Tree field options A tree field allows users to select items from a tree.