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Relational ​

Interfaces are how users interact with fields on the Item Detail page. These are the standard Relational interfaces. We recommend that you review Relationships before working with Relational interfaces.

File ​

A file type form input where user can pick from three options: "Upload File From Device", "Choose Files from Library", "Import File from URL"

Interface that allows uses to upload a single file of any mime-type, choose an existing file from the File Library, or import a file from a URL.

  • Folder: Folder for the uploaded files. Does not affect the location of existing files.

Image ​

A file type form input where user can pick from three options: "Upload File From Device", "Choose Files from Library", "Import File from URL"

Interface that allows uses to upload a single image file, choose an existing image from the File Library, or import an image from a URL.

  • Folder: Folder for the uploaded files. Does not affect the location of existing files.
  • Crop to Fit: Crop the image as needed when displaying the image.

Files ​

A file type form input where user can select and upload multiple files.

Interface that allows uses to upload multiple files, choose an existing image from the File Library, or import an image from a URL.

This field will create a Many-To-Many (M2M) junction collection when added to the Data Model for your Collection.

  • Folder: Folder for the uploaded files. Does not affect the location of existing files.
  • Display Template: Fields or custom text that represent the specific item through various places in the App Studio.
  • Creating Items: Allow users to upload new files.
  • Selecting Items: Allow users to select existing files.
  • Per Page: The number of Items to show per page.

Builder (M2A) ​

A form interface that allows users to create a relationship from the current item by selecting different items from multiple, distinct Collections.

Interface that allows users to create relationships between the current item and multiple items from multiple, distinct collections. See Many-to-Any (M2A) Relationships.

Useful in many different contexts including creating re-usable page components.

  • Creating Items: Allow users to create new Items in the M2A collection.
  • Selecting Items: Allow users to select existing files in the M2A collection.
  • Per Page: The number of Items to show per page.
  • Allow Duplicates: Allow users to add the same Item multiple times.

Many To Many ​

A form interface that allows users to select multiple different items from a single collection. Buttons for "Create New" and "Add Existing".

Interface that allows users to create relationships between the current item and many different items from a single collection.

This field will create a Many-To-Many (M2M) junction collection when added to the Data Model for your Collection.

  • Layout: List, Table
  • Creating Items: Allow users to create new Items in the M2M collection.
  • Selecting Items: Allow users to select existing files in the M2M collection.
  • Per Page: The number of Items to show per page.
  • Junction Fields Location: Top, Bottom
  • Allow Duplicates: Allow users to add the same Item multiple times.
  • Filter: Filter Rule to filter down the list of Items a user can select.
  • Item link: Show a link to the item.

One to Many ​

A form interface that allows users to select multiple items from a single collection. Buttons for "Create New" and "Add Existing".

Interface that allows users to create a relationship between the current item and many items from a single collection.

Adding a One To Many field to the data model will create a corresponding Many to One field in the child collection. See One-to-Many (O2M) Relationships.

  • Layout: List, Table
  • Creating Items: Allow users to create new Items in the M2A collection.
  • Selecting Items: Allow users to select existing files in the M2A collection.
  • Per Page: The number of Items to show per page.
  • Junction Fields Location: Top, Bottom
  • Allow Duplicates: Allow users to add the same Item multiple times.
  • Filter: Filter Rule to filter down the list of Items a user can select.
  • Item link: Show a link to the item.

Tree View ​

A form interface that shows multiple parent and child items from the same collection. Buttons for "Create New" and "Add Existing".

Special One-to-Many (O2M) interface that allows users to create and manage recursive relationships between items from the same collection.

The Tree View interface is only available on self-referencing (recursive) relationships. See Many-to-Any (M2A) Relationships.

  • Display Template: Fields or custom text that represent the specific item through various places in the App Studio.
  • Creating Items: Allow users to create new Items in the collection.
  • Selecting Items: Allow users to select existing files in the collection.
  • Filter: Filter Rule to filter down the list of Items a user can select.

Many to One ​

A form interface that allows a user to select a single item from a collection."

Interface that allows users to create a relationship between the current item and a single item from a single collection.

See Many-to-One (M20) Relationships

  • Display Template: Fields or custom text that represent the specific item through various places in the App Studio.
  • Creating Items: Enable Create Button
  • Selecting Items: Enable Select Button
  • Filter: Filter Rule to filter down the list of Items a user can select.

Translations ​

A form interface with two columns and two fields per column - "Title" and "Content". One column contains the English translation for each field. Second column contains the French translation for each field.

Special relational Interface designed specifically to handle translations. See Translations (O2M).

  • Language Indicator Field: The field from your languages collection that identifies the language to the user.
  • Language Direction Field: The field from your languages collection that identifies the text direction for a selected language.
  • Default Language: Default language to use.
  • Use Current User Language: Default to the current users language.