Information is stored in Portfolio catalogs in multiple fields. Field types vary depending upon the type of data that they can store. It’s important to understand the different field types so that you can better add and edit asset properties.
A Date/Time field allows you to enter date and/or time values into your assets. The Catalog Administrator can elect to have Time values not displayed. Date/Time fields can include multiple values, and can be configured as a predefined list.
In a Decimal field, you can enter numeric values with a precision up to 8 decimal places. Decimal fields can include multiple values, and be configured as a predefined list.
Number fields can include one or multiple values, and can be configured as a predefined list.
The Text field is designed for single-line text values. A Text field value can be up to 2000 characters long. Text fields can include multiple values, and be configured as a predefined list. Text fields cannot contain multi-lined text; for multi-line text, use a Text Block field.
Text Blocks are multi-lined fields that can be any length. This field type allows you to add multiple lines of text to items; you can include line breaks or carriage returns. Text blocks are word-indexed, allowing even these longer fields to be searched extremely quickly. The Text Block field cannot be sorted or phrase-searched. The Description field is an example of a Text Block field.
A Boolean field is used to indicate a True/False, Yes/No, On/Off, or similar condition.