Fields and their types

A field is a named, typed value. Add it to a collection from the catalog or create a new one.

In Corexar a field is called a characteristic: a name, a type and, for choices, a list of options. Characteristics live in a catalog, so “Status” or “Year” is defined once and can be attached to as many collections as you like. What you attach to a collection is its schema.

The Schema tab of a collection: every field, with its type and options.

Types

Type	Use it for
Text, Long text	Names, notes, anything written. Long text is a multi-line box.
Rich text	Descriptions with headings, lists, links, tables and pictures.
Number, Rating	Counts, years, pages; a rating is shown as stars. Both can be stepped with + and −.
Yes / No	Flags such as “owned” or “read”.
Date	Release dates, due dates, calibration dates.
Single select, Multi select	A fixed list of options: a status, a format, genres.
Tags	Free-form labels, typed as you go.
Image, File	A picture or a file as the value of a field.
Composite	Several named sub-values in one field, such as an evaluation with a score, a reviewer and notes.

Add a field

Open the collection, go to Schema and press + Add field.
From catalog lists fields that already exist, with how many collections use them. Pick one and press Attach.
Or open New characteristic: give it a name, choose Single value or Composite, the scope (shared or personal), the type and, for choices, the options separated by commas.
Tick “Share in the global catalog” if other collections and people should be able to reuse it, and “Required in this project” if every entry must have a value. Press Create & attach.

The New characteristic tab: name, shape, scope, type.

Smart filters and removing

Each row of the schema has a Smart filter checkbox. Ticked, the field appears as a filter above the entries (see Browse, search and filter). Remove detaches the field from this collection; the values already stored stay in the database but are no longer shown.

Tip. Attaching, editing and removing fields needs the “Edit collections & schema” permission.