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There are a number of Core System Types that can be used for expected types that have special display characteristics. The most useful ones are listed here.
System Types
- Text - for short text or string inputs, will display the input as simple text with no link
- Integer - for integers, will display the input as a number with no link
- Floating point number - for numbers with 2 decimal places with no link
- Date/Time - for Date/Time inputs, will display a date as text with no link; data is stored like so: yyyy-mm-dd 00:00 but the user interface presents the date in a friendlier fashion
- User - for users in the system, useful when creating a list of users
- URI - for URLs/Webpages, inputs should include 'http://' in order to function properly; if properly formatted this property value will function like a standard Web link
- Boolean - resolves to true/false or no value; note that when selecting this type as an expected type, you will also want to set the property to 'restrict to one value' in order for it to show up properly in the UI
Commonly Used Types
- Topic - most instances in the system are of type 'Topic' (along with whatever other types they carry). By selecting 'topic' as your expected type, you are providing the ability to link to any topic in the system. This should be used cautiously because the large result set will slow down auto-complete quite a bit.
- Document - for rich HTML text, will open a separate page for editing; The 'Title' field is optional. (Note: this type doesn't currently display properly in the UI)
- Image - for an image flipbook, where the user can upload or link to an image
- Webpage - for URLs/Webpages, includes an input for a description as well as input for a Web link (URI)
- Person - for people topics, generally input as a full proper name. This will often be used as an included type, say for 'baseball player' or 'composer'
- Mailing Address - this type, which has an included type of location, is used to capture any worldwide mailing address.
- Location - a more generalized type, this is used when your expected type could be a city, a country, or any item with geocode data.
