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Keep one document in a dedicated field, such as the signed PDF for a contract. People upload the file on the form and can download or remove it there.

One uploaded file or image.

CONTENT

Use when

  • Contract: upload the signed PDF

Choose another type for

  • Several files in the same field

On a form

A single-file upload control with file download and removal.

In views

Can be selected for configured data view columns. Configure its display in the data view settings.

In Smart Script

getCurrentValue() has a String return type for every field type; an unset value can be null. Use the field’s content object or content list for file data; the string is not the file bytes.

Import and export

Use the form upload or signature control to capture the value.

Example

Contract: upload the signed PDF

Settings

SettingWhat it does
Show in record detailsIncludes this field in the record details; forms and data views are configured separately.
Show in the record headerIncludes this field among the record header fields.
PositionSets the order in record details; lower numbers appear first.
Virtual fieldComputes the value at display time instead of storing it.
Encrypt valuesChoose encryption when you create the field.
Encryption keySelect an ACTIVE encryption key.
Default valueSets a plain value or Smart Script for new records.
The Content field configuration and its type-specific settings.

    Name the field

    Section titled “Name the field”

    Start the field name with an English letter. Use letters, digits, spaces and underscores.

    What's next

    Which field type should I use?Choose a field type by what people will enter and what you want to do with it later, from short text and dates to lookups, relations and smart fields.Add a fieldAdd a field to a module so people can capture a new piece of information, such as a contract's end date.

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