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Field kinds ​

What a field can hold, as the Typebuilder offers it.

KindHolds
TextAny text
NumberA number
Date and timeA moment, with its time
DateA day
LinkA web address
EmailAn email address
ChoiceOne of a set of options you name
Yes / noOn or off
FileA file, such as an image, kept in the workspace
Reference to TypeAnother object of that type
Reference to Any objectAny object

Each field can also be a List of its kind, or a List of lists.

Worked out ​

These fields fill themselves in. You can't edit their values.

KindValue
CreatedWhen the object was made
EditedWhen it last changed
Created byWho made it
Edited byWho last changed it
Link countHow many things link to it
Count of Type (by field)How many objects of another type point here through that field

Count of appears when another type has a reference field pointing at this one. If a Viewing has a Movie field, Movie can have Count of Viewing (by Movie).

Extensions can bring other formulas, such as the sum, average, least or greatest of a field across the objects that point here. They show with ƒ before their name.