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There are two types of objects in the our system: tables and columns. Tables consist of columns. Both of these objects can be created via the agent interface.

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Role required: admin.

You can create a column in two A column can be created in two ways:

  • via Via the table formsupdating form
  • Adding the by adding a record to the All Columns table.
Info

Columns can be added only to existing tables.

To create a column via a table form, complete the following stepsOption 1:

  1. Navigate to System Definition → All Tables.
  2. Choose the a table you need to add a column to.
  3. Scroll down to Click New in the Column tab in the Related Listslists area and select the Column tab.
  4. Click New and fill Fill in the form.
  5. Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.

To create a column record in the All Columns table, complete the steps belowOption 2:

  1. Navigate to System Definition → All Columns.
  2. Click New and fill in the form.
  3. Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.

Column attributes

AttributeMandatoryDescription

Table

Y

Specify the table in which the column should be created. If this table has child tables, then this column will also be added to them.

This field references to the Tables (sys_db_table) dictionary.

Column Type

Y

Specify a column type. The column type specifies the type of the data stored. Depending on the type selected, additional tabs or fields may appear on the form (see below). For more information, refer to the Column Types article.

Title

YSpecify a column title displayed on the form. It should be sensible and human-readable. You can use Latin or Cyrillic letters, [0..9] numbers and the underscore symbol ( _ ).

Column Name

Y

System column name. This field is populated automatically depending on the title entered. Latin letters, [0..9] numbers and the underscore symbol ( _ ) are allowed.

Note

Column name prefixes are added depending on the circumstances listed below:

If you create a column within any table related to vendor applications (Simple, ITSM or Personal Schedule), then this column automatically gets the "c_" prefix. For example:

TitleColumn name
New columnc_new_column
  • If you create a column within a table related to non-vendor applications, then the prefix is not added.

    • Comments

    NPut some comments here describing the column.

    Active

    N

    Select the checkbox to activate or deactivate the column.

    If unselected, the column will be not visible in the Form Layout or List layout configuration.

    Read Only

    N

    Select the checkbox to make the field read-only.

    Info

    The Read Only attribute is not available for selection when the Journal Input type is chosen in the Column Type field. 

    Mandatory

    NSelect the checkbox to make the field mandatory.

    Full Text Search

    N

    Select the checkbox to make it possible to perform a Global Search against the current column.info

    Info

    Note that after activating this attribute, search indices (records in the Search Indices (sys_search_index) table) for the column will not be created automatically. To create these indices, update the records.

    Display by Ref

    NEnable the attribute Display by Ref,so the column value will be displayed in the reference fields.

    By default, this attribute is set equal to 'true' for the sys_id column this column contains unique IDs.

    If a table contains a column that has Display by Ref equal to 'true', the value of this field will be displayed when referencing this table in the Reference field.

    Unique

    NSelect the checkbox to forbid to add a new record with a certain value, if a record with the same value already exists.

    Type Specification Tab

    In SimpleOne, several column types have an extended attribute set. In addition to the standard field set, these column types demonstrate a dynamic change of the sys_db_column object attribute set depending on its type. Some of these attributes can be defined in the Type Specification tab.

    Tip
    iconfalse
    titleMost column types can have a limited number of characters defined by the Max Length field.
    AttributeMandatoryDescription

    Max Length

    N

    Specify the maximum value length for the column. The value length cannot exceed the allowed length for the specified data type.

    The Choice, Conditions, Reference, List, Image, Template, and Field Name column types have a specific set of fields. See the description in the sections below:

    Default Value Tab

    The Default Value tab is available for all column types.

    AttributeMandatoryDescription

    Default Value

    N

    Specify a default value that will be populated automatically to the field when a new record is created. 

    Use Dynamic Default

    NSelect the checkbox if you want to generate the default value dynamically.

    Dynamic Default

    N

    This field appears only when the Use Dynamic Default attribute is set to 'true'.

    Select the script from the Dynamic Default Values (sys_default_value_dynamic) dictionary, so its execution results will be automatically calculated and entered into this field. This value will be the default value for the column specified.

    Note
    1. The script must preliminarily be created in the Dynamic Default Values (sys_default_value_dynamic) dictionary; otherwise, you will not be able to choose it.
    2. You can choose only active scripts (the Active attribute is selected).

    Reference Qualifier Tab

    Info

    The Reference Qualifier tab appears for the following column types:

    • Field Name
    • List
    • Reference.
    FieldMandatoryDescription

    Reference Qualifier Type

    N

    Select the type of reference qualifier. Available options:

    • Simple
    • Dynamic.

    Reference Qualifier Condition

    N

    Configure the filters using the Condition Builder.

    This field appears when the Reference Qualifier Type value is Simple.

    Dynamic Reference Qualifier

    N

    Select the dynamic reference qualifier from the list.

    This field appears when the Reference Qualifier Type value is Dynamic.

    Reference Qualifier Fixed

    NSelect the checkbox to fix filters in the breadcrumbs of the dictionary when using this field. This functionality will block using the Condition Builder functionality.
    Table of Contents

    For more information about the column attributes, please refer to the Column Attributes article.

    Info

    Columns can be added only to existing tables.

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