Storage and display of fields

You select a field type when you add a field to your data model or when you build a form. Use this table to decide which field type to select, based on what kind of information will be stored or displayed.

Field type	Property type	Control name	Run-time appearance
Text (single line)	Text	pxTextInput	Text box.
Text (paragraph)	Text	pxTextArea	Text area. The text area supports plain text or rich text, based on the configuration that you select.
Boolean	TrueFalse	pxCheckBox	Check box.
Currency	Decimal	pxCurrency	Text box.
Date & time	DateTime	pxDateTime	Text box. An embedded calendar supports hours and minutes.
Date only	Date	pxDateTime	Text box. An embedded calendar supports days, months, and years.
Decimal	Decimal	pxNumber	Text box.
Email	Text	pxEmail	Text box.
Integer	Integer	pxInteger	Text box.
Phone	Text	pxPhone	Text box.
Picklist	Text	or pxRadioButtons	A drop-down list or set of radio buttons.
Time only	TimeOfDay	pxDateTime	Text box. An embedded clock supports hours and minutes.
URL	Text	pxURL	Text box.
Attachment	Object Page	Not applicable.	A button and an empty text box. The text box displays the path to the file after the attachment is uploaded.
Location	Object Page	Not applicable.	A map and an empty text box. Users can enter a location in the text box or drag and drop a pin on the map.
User reference	Text	pxDropdown or pxAutoComplete	A drop-down list or an autocomplete that is populated with the list of users in your application.
Field group	Object Page	Not applicable.	A group of related fields.
Field group list	List of objects Page list	Not applicable.	A list of related fields.
Data reference	Object Page	pxAutoComplete	An autocomplete that is populated with the list of data records.
Data reference list	List of objects Page list	Not applicable.	A read-only list of data records or a list of autocomplete fields, based on the type of object that is referenced by the list. This field type is not supported when you are building a form.