Types of metadata fields and options

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This article discusses the different types of fields available in cards.

For more information on the concept of cards, click on article What is a card? .

Cooperlink offers different types of fields that can be used in different maps.

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Boolean: true/false or yes/no
Numeric: an integer
Date: date day/month/year
User: a Cooperlink user or partner. If this metadata is used in a project setting, only project members are selectable. In a workspace, partners can also be selected.
Progress bar: a list of values in the form of a progress bar
Value List: a list of distinct values. Values can be represented as key or label.
Files (only for forms and workflows)

Example of a list of values

Fields can be assigned options. These options are not available for all fields.

	Description option
The field is mandatory	A value must be provided by the user. Otherwise, he may be refused e.g. the publication of a document, the start of a workflow, ...
The field is read-only	This field can only be modified by the Cooperlink automation engine. It cannot be modified by the user.
Enable multiple values	The user can create multiple values
Auto-incremental	This field automatically increments based on Cooperlink's automation engine directives
Do not autofill	By default, fields with the same keys are automatically pre-populated based on relations between cards. This option avoids pre-filling.
Outcomes	This is a value list to identify the values in the field that give a positive result.
Allow enable/disable field	This option let the user choose to enable/disable the field by means of a slider

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