Text & Numbers ​

Interfaces are how users interact with fields on the Item Detail page. These are the standard Text & Number interfaces.

Input ​

A standard form input.

• Types: String, Text, UUID, Integer, Big Integer, Float, Decimal
• Soft Limit: Used to limit the number of characters within the Data Studio. There is no hard limit in the database.
• Font: Type of font used to display the input value.
• Trim: Trim the whitespace at start and end of the value.
• Masked: Hide the real value.
• Cleared Value: When a user clears the value, save as an empty string.
• Slugify: Make the entered value URL safe.

Autocomplete Input (API) ​

A search input that will populate dropdown choices by making a request to a given URL.

• Types: String, Text
• URL: The URL where the request will be sent to.
• Results Path: The path to the array containing the search results.
• Text Path: The label that shows for each search result in the dropdown.
• Value Path: The value that is stored when you select an option from the dropdown.
• Trigger: Throttle, Debounce - The method used to trigger the web request as you type a query.
• Rate: The delay in milliseconds used in the Trigger function.

Code ​

Code editor for pre-formatted text.

• Types: String, Text, JSON, Geometry (All)
• Language: Select a language for syntax highlighting.
• Line Number: Enabled - Show the line number for each line of code in the editor.
• Line Wrapping: Enabled - Wrap text inside the code editor to prevent horizontal scrolling.
• Template: Preset value that the user can add to the field value by clicking "Fill with Template Value" with adding / editing an item.

Textarea ​

Textarea input for longer plain text.

• Types: Text
• Soft Limit: Used to limit the number of characters within the Data Studio. There is no hard limit in the database.

WYSIWYG ​

The What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) interface provides a text area with rich formatting options in the toolbar.

• Types: Text
• Toolbar: Allows for customization of visible formatting options
• Folder: Default folder to store uploaded files. Does not affect existing files.
• Static Access Token: Static access token appended to the assets' URL.
• Soft Limit: Used to limit the number of characters within the Data Studio. There is no hard limit in the database.
• Custom Formats: JSON array of formatting that is passed to the style_formats config option of the WYSIWYG editor instance (TinyMCE). See TinyMCE documentation
• Options Override: JSON object to override the default config option of the WYSIWYG editor instance (TinyMCE). See TinyMCE documentation

Markdown ​

Markdown text editor with formatting options in the toolbar. You can switch between Edit and Preview modes.

• Types: Text
• Toolbar: Allows for customization of visible formatting options.
• Folder: Default folder to store uploaded files. Does not affect existing files.
• Static Access Token: Static access token appended to the assets' URL.
• Soft Limit: Used to limit the number of characters within the Data Studio. There is no hard limit in the database.
• Editor Font: Type of font used in Edit mode.
• Preview Font: Type of font used in Preview mode.
• Custom Blocks: Add custom markdown syntax types.

Tags ​

A text input that allows users to apply any number of tags. When adding new tag, press Enter to save the tag.

• Types: JSON, CSV
• Presets: Preset tags that the user can select.
• Alphabetize: Force tags to display in alphabetical order.
• Allow Other: Allow users to add new tags not in the Presets.
• Whitespace: Setting to control the whitespace within a tag.
• Capitalization: Force tags to be stored as lowercase, uppercase, or title case.