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Capture a short value such as a contract reference, CTR-2026-014. Text keeps letters and leading zeros, so the reference stays an identifier rather than becoming a number.

A single line of text.

TEXT

Use when

Contract reference: CTR-2026-014

Choose another type for

Amounts you need to total

On a form

A single-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

Contract reference: CTR-2026-014

Settings

Setting	What it does
Show in record details	Includes this field in the record details; forms and data views are configured separately.
Show in the record header	Includes this field among the record header fields.
Position	Sets the order in record details; lower numbers appear first.
Virtual field	Computes the value at display time instead of storing it.
Encrypt values	Choose encryption when you create the field.
Encryption key	Select an ACTIVE encryption key.
Default value	Sets a plain value or Smart Script for new records.

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.

Last checked 2026-10-14