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Text Area

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Give people room to explain a purchase request or delivery problem over several lines. Set Max characters for plain text; choose Rich Text when the instructions need formatting.

Several lines of plain text.

TEXT_AREA

Use when

  • Purchase request: explain why new equipment is needed

Choose another type for

  • Formatted paragraphs

On a form

A multi-line text input.

In views

Can be selected for configured data view columns. Spreadsheet editing is offered for own, non-key fields of this type when the column is editable.

In Smart Script

getCurrentValue() has a String return type for every field type; an unset value can be null. Read the string value before using it in an expression.

Import and export

The importer cleans the cell text and forwards it as a string. Inspect the analysis preview before confirming. Configure field settings, defaults and form rules in the destination workspace.

Example

Purchase request: explain why new equipment is needed

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 Text Area 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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