Text

Text Fields present a text input field for the User. This Field is commonly used for data where each entry will be unique, therefore requiring little to no validation on data entry.

Example

Configuring a new Text Field

To create a new Text Field, you must first be in the 'Fields' section of AppStudio, here you will be able to click the 'Add Field'  button in at least one of the highlighted locations below.

This will open the following page where you can scroll down and select the the Text Field tile or search for it in the top right bar:

Once selected you will be presented with the configuration options below:

• Label: Visible in the App above the entry box it makes clear to the user what data is being displayed in the Field.
• Identifier: This should reflect the label. The identifier is a system ID for referencing a Field. This ID must be unique per Field and must contain only letters and numbers starting with a letter. It must also be a minimum of three characters.
• Type: The sort of Field that is being configured - With some types this can be edited in the future providing the data type is cross-compatible.
• Required: Does this Field have to have data in it before the Record can be created? If this is set and it's left blank a Validation Error will occur preventing the Record from creating / updating.
• Read Only: Makes the data in the Field non-editable (Read Only) - This shouldn't be used for Fields that require manual data entry as this makes such impossible!
• Length: You can specify the maximum number of characters that can be entered into the Field.. If no Length is specified or left as zero, then the maximum length is very large ( approx 16Mb), but having large text in a text field is better served with a long text field . Text fields do not wrap with large data, so they will often not present well on screen if the text is large 
• Expressions: These are logic statements that are capable of determining the value for a Field and can perform an extremely wide range of tasks. For more information see here.
• Include in Free Text Quick Filter: Makes the Field searchable from within a Report in order to filter down Records. It will return all Records that contain the Search Text in Fields that have this property checked.
• Is Title Field: Related to the 'Title Field Identifier' in Configuration, if checked this will appear in the header bar at the top of the page, (the 'breadcrumb' trail) and when looking at recently opened Records when you have clicked on the App name in the Workspace.  
• Exclude This Field From Templated Record Copies?: If toggled, the data in this Field will be excluded from future copies of Records, whenever 'Template Copy' is selected for the copy.

Make sure to click the 'Save' button when making any changes in order for them to be added to the next app version. Once you have made all the changes you need to an application you are then ready to publish it to workspace.