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This article will list the different types of attributes

To understand how to create and manage attributes and attribute sets see the article HERE.

Decimal

Store a decimal delimited value only in this field.  It will accept numbers being whole or fractional values by decimal placement.  No letters or other special characters are allowed.

Integer

Store only a whole number as an integer in this field format.  No special characters or letters are allowed.

Check Box

Produces a field that you can check to enable having true or false (yes or no) for what the field stands for.

Text

Allows you to type whatever value you want into a field.  Due to the space it restricts you to view for the characters input this format will be best utilized for shorter strings of characters.

Date

A date field is available that you select a specific date to be stored.  You can manually type the characters or click on the selection arrow to navigate to a specific date from calendar.

Select Box

Allows you to set specific values to be selected by the user to populate into this field.

Multi-line Text

Allows you to type whatever value you want into a field as a longer or shorter text body.  Allows longer values to be stored and read more efficiently than the text format.

Image

Provides a field where you can load and save an image to be stored.

HTML Editor

A multi-line field that allows text formatting.

File (Attachment)

Provides a field where you can load and save a document file to be stored.

Check Boxes

Allows multiple check boxes to be enabled as choices for a value (Note: Cannot be filtered or sorted in a Query).

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