The properties for this field type are:
Label
Enter a name for this field. This name displays on data-entry forms and as column headings in reports.
Type
Click Change Type to change the field type.
Some field types (List-User, Multi-select Text, and File Attachment, for example) may not be changed. The Change Type link will not be present if this is the case.
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Unique
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Must be unique |
Ensure that every entry in this field is different. This is useful for fields that contain information such as product serial numbers or ID numbers. |
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Check existing entries for duplicate values |
Change a field in an existing application to require unique values and want to require that all previously entered data is unique. To display this option, select Must be unique. If Quickbase finds existing values in this field that aren't unique, an error message appears and Quickbase clears the Must be unique checkbox. If this occurs, you can do one of two things:
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Formula
Enter the formula to generate the value this field shows. When you click the Formula text field, a Fields & Functions list appears.
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Click Select a Function to open the Quickbase Formula Functions dialog box.
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Select or search for the type of function you want from the list.
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Click the formula that you want, then click Insert.
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Features when working with formula-url text fields
The features and capabilities include:
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When you open a formula url as a pop-up, you can set a website to open in a popup window or a new tab
- You can embed a secure, external website as an iframe on a form. You can use this feature to embed YouTube videos or other file services (Box, Drive, etc.) as a file preview. For security purposes, you can only serve code pages served from .quickbase. All other .quickbase.com URLs do not function when embedded on a Quickbase form.
Note: The limits and restrictions of iframes are due to third party limitations, not because of Quickbase. - You can refresh the source page when a popup is closed using the
data-refreshparameter. - You can customize the size of a popup using the
data-widthanddata-heightparameters
Here’s an example that uses these two features in combination with the OpenAsPopup class:"<a class='Vibrant Success OpenAsPopup' data-height=200 data-width=200 data-refresh=true href='" & [url] & "'>Click here</a>"
- Use record ID# as a parameter when you click a custom hyperlink from an add record form. This lets you leverage newly created record IDs and expands custom code page workflow options. Use record ID# in formulas with
data-replaceRid=trueand%%rid%%where you would like the RID. - Note: You can only use this parameter when the hyperlink navigates to the same tab, not when it is set to open in a new tab or popup.
- Use record ID# as a parameter when you click a custom hyperlink from an add record form. This lets you leverage newly created record IDs and expands custom code page workflow options. Use record ID# in formulas with
Options
The following options are available:
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Select Don't show 'http://' when showing the URL to display only the last portion of a Web address in a view.
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Select Display as a button to display a button instead of a link. You can choose a custom color for this button by clicking the colored bar next to Choose button color and selecting or entering your color choice.
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Select Open Target in New Window to display the destination web page in a new browser window when a user clicks the link.
Value Display
These properties apply when the field appears in table and timeline reports.
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Display in bold |
Display the data in bold. |
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Display without wrapping |
Prevent the data from being broken into multiple lines. |
Permissions
To set the permissions:
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Click Restrict access by role to limit access to the data in this field.
When selected, the Role and Permission list appears.
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Select either None, View, or Modify for each role.
Note: This property is not available to accounts on the Quickbase Essential plan.
Override sub-field access
Set to use the access permissions specified above in Permissions, even if the permissions are less restrictive than those of the sub-fields, which are the fields used to calculate this field's value.
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Searchable
Select to allow the field to be included when searching or filtering the table.
Reportable
To use this field in reports:
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Select Add this field to all new reports to display this field as a column when users create but don't customize reports.
When selected, automatically selects The field may be used in reports option.
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Select The field may be used in reports to use this field in reports.
If you want the field to be a default column, you must select this option.
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Shared values
To make entries in this field available as choices in another field:
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Select Values from this field may be a source for dropdown lists in other apps, then click Add App.
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Select an application, then click OK.
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Field help text
If you want to provide help text in association with this field, enter it in the text box. This text will display via the information (
) icon next to the field.