The properties of a field describe the characteristics and behavior of data added to that field. A field's data type is the most important property because it determines what kind of data the field can store.
Fields contain the following types of data:
| Data types | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Field contains characters, symbols, or numbers. |
| float, integer, short, long | Field contains a numeric value. |
| timestamp | Field contains a date. Select the day and time using the calendar widget. |
| boolean | Field contains true or false. |
