Entity screen > Fields tab

Navigate To Other Entity

Opens this Screen:

Navigate To Entity screen.

Function of this Screen:

Shows the list of AgilePoint NX entities. You can click the entity names to see or configure the entity.

Search

Function:

Does a search for fields based on the display names.

Add Field

Function:

New Field screen.

Function of this Screen:

Creates custom entity fields for a custom entity.

Refresh

Function:

Updates the information on the screen.

Clone Entity

Opens this Screen:

Clone Entity screen.

To Open this Field:

1. On the right side of the screen, click the Ellipses (...).

Function of this Screen:

Creates a copy of an entity..

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page
• (Example) Clone an Entity

Export Entity Model

Opens this Screen:

Export Entity Model screen.

To Open this Field:

1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).

Function of this Screen:

Downloads an entity template from AgilePoint NX Data Entities to your local machine as an XML file, a JSON file, or a Microsoft Excel file.

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

Export Data

Opens this Screen:

Export Data screen.

To Open this Field:

1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).

Function of this Screen:

Downloads records from an entity as an XML file, a JSON file, or a Microsoft Excel file to your local machine.

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

Export Fields

Opens this Screen:

Export Fields screen.

To Open this Field:

1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).

Function of this Screen:

Downloads custom entity fields from an entity as an XML file, or a JSON file to your local machine.

Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v8.0 or higher

Import Data

Opens this Screen:

Import Data screen.

To Open this Field:

1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).

Function of this Screen:

Uploads a collection of exported records from your local machine, and adds it to an entity in AgilePoint NX Data Entities.

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

Import Fields

Opens this Screen:

Import Fields screen.

To Open this Field:

1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).

Function of this Screen:

Uploads a group of exported entity fields from your local machine, and adds it to an entity in AgilePoint NX Data Entities.

Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v8.0 or higher

Sync Analytics

Function:

Creates a connection between an entity with the Analytics database where the entity data is updated for reporting and analytics.

To Open this Field:

1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).

Display Name

Function:

Shows the value you entered in Record Display Name and the Display Name fields on the New Entity screen or New Field screen: Common Fields.

Accepted Values:

Read only.

Example:

For more information, including examples of how this field is used in Data Entities and apps, refer to Record Display Names, Record IDs, and Primary Fields in Data Entities.

Field Name

Function:

Shows a unique, technical name of the Record Internal Name and Internal Name fields in New Entity screen or New Field screen: Common Fields.

Accepted Values:

Read only.

Example:

For more information, including examples of how this field is used in Data Entities and apps, refer to Record Display Names, Record IDs, and Primary Fields in Data Entities.

Field Type

Function:

Shows the type of data you specified for the Record Internal Field Type field on the the New Entity screen or the the data type you selected for entity field on the the New Fields screen.

Accepted Values:

Read only.

Example:

For more information, including examples of how this field is used in Data Entities and apps, refer to Record Display Names, Record IDs, and Primary Fields in Data Entities.

Indexing

Function:

Shows whether the entity field contains index to speed up searches and queries.

Accepted Values:

• Yes - The field contains an index.
• No - The field does not contain an index.

Default Value:

The value configured for the field.

Unique

Function:

Shows whether a duplicate value is permitted in the entity field

Accepted Values:

• Yes - The field values must be unique. Duplicate values are not permitted.
• No - Duplicate values are permitted in the field.

Default Value:

The value configured for the field.

Mandatory

Function:

Specifies whether the entity field is required.

Accepted Values:

• Yes - The field must have a value.
  • If the field is a Text type:
    • A value must be entered by a user, or through a variable.
    • If an eForm uses the entity as its data source, the field must be included on the eForm.
  • If the field is an Auto-Increment type, the value is required, but the Data Entities component gives the value.
• No - The field value is not required.

Default Value:

The value configured for the field.

Actions

Function:

Specifies the type of action for the entity field to do.

Accepted Values:

• Hide in Data Tab / View in Data Tab - The entity field is hidden or visible in the Data tab.
• Clone - Creates a copy of an entity field.
• Delete - Deletes a custom entity field.

Default Value:

None

Limitations:

The Hide in Data Tab, View in Data Tab, and Clone options are available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v8.0 or higher

Boolean

Function:

A value that supports True and False. In a checkbox, usually selected is True, deselected is False.

Date

Function:

A date. A runtime app user can enter a date or select a date from a calendar.

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

DateTime

Function:

A date and time of day. A runtime app user can enter a date or pick a date from a calendar, and enter a time of day. The time of day uses AM or PM notation.

Decimal

Function:

A numeric value with a specified number of decimal places.

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

Email

Function:

One line of text (a string) in email address format.

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

GUID

Function:

A GUID.

Numeric

Function:

A numeric value, up to 18 characters.

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

People Picker

Function:

Shows a list of users, groups, or roles.

AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 1 or higher.

Percentage

Function:

A whole number that represents a percentage.

Phone

Function:

A phone number with up to 20 numbers or special characters.

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

Picklist

Function:

Uses a picklist to populate a list of values. A runtime app user can select a value from the list.

Range

Function:

A value that must be no lower than a minimum specified value, and no higher than a maximum specified value.

Rich Text

Function:

Rich text in HTML format. You can set a maximum length, up to 4000 characters.

Text

Function:

Any combination of letters, numbers, or special characters in a single line of text. You can set a maximum length, up to 4000 characters.

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

Text Area

Function:

Any combination of letters, numbers, or special characters, with line breaks, up to 4000 characters.

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

URL

Function:

A web site address of up to 4000 characters. When a runtime app user clicks on the field, the URL opens in a separate browser window.

Sequence Number

Function:

Creates a unique, sequential number for each new record of the entity field.

Yes/No

Function:

A variation on a Boolean field type that allows the values Yes or No. You can use Yes for selected values and No for deselected values.

Search

Function:

Does a search for the specified field type.

Next

Opens this Screen:

New Field screen: Common Fields

Function of this Screen:

Specifies the configuration for your field

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the name that shows for the entity field in AgilePoint NX.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page
• (Example) Create a Custom Entity in Data Entities

Internal Name

Function:

Specifies a unique, technical name for the entity field.

Accepted Values:

One line of text (a string) with no spaces.

Default Value:

None

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

Description

Function:

A text description for your entity field.

Accepted Values:

More than one line of text.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

No

Example:

Refer to:

• The videos on this page

Indexed Field

Function:

Specifies whether this entity field can be found through search.

Accepted Values:

• On - The entity field is searchable.
• Off - The entity field is not searchable.

Default Value:

Off

Mark As Internal

Function:

Specifies whether the entity field shows in AgilePoint NX apps.

Accepted Values:

• On - The field shows in apps.
• Off - The field does not show in apps.

Default Value:

Off

Is Visible In Data Tab

Function:

Specifies whether the entity field is visible in the Entity screen > Data tab.

Accepted Values:

• On - The entity field shows on the data tab.
• Off - The entity field does not show on the data tab.

Default Value:

Off

Is Unique

Function:

Specifies whether the entity field can contain more than one value that is the same.

Accepted Values:

• On - The entity field can not contain more than one value that is the same.
• Off - The entity field can contain more than one value that is the same.

Default Value:

Off

Limitations:

• A new entity field can be configured as unique only if the entity does not contain any records.
• A field that exists in an entity can be configured as unique only if the field does not contain more than one record that is the same.
• These fields can not be configured as unique:
  • Boolean
  • Picklist
  • Rich Text
  • Text Area
  • Yes/No

• This field is available in these releases:

  • AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
  • AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v8.0 Software Update 2 or higher

Enable Analytics For This Field

Function:

Specifies whether an entity field can be viewed or used for reports in Analytics Center.

Accepted Values:

• On - The entity field can be viewed or used for reports in Analytics Center.
• Off - The entity field cannot be viewed or used for reports in Analytics Center.

Default Value:

On

Previous

Function:

Goes to the previous screen.

Save

Opens this Screen:

Saves the configuration for your entity field.

Save And New

Opens this Screen:

Saves the configuration for your entity field and opens New Field screen to create a new field.

True Value Label

Function:

Specifies the text label for True in a Boolean entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the Boolean screen, in the Field Configuration section, set Display Formatted Value in Data Tab to On.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

False Value Label

Function:

Specifies the text label for False in a Boolean entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the Boolean screen, in the Field Configuration section, set Display Formatted Value in Data Tab to On.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Initial Value

Function:

Specifies the first number in the sequence.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Sequence Number.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

1

Increment Step

Function:

Specifies the interval between sequence numbers.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Sequence Number.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

1

Prefix

Function:

Specifies text to show before each incremented number in a sequence.

To Open this Field:

1. On the Sequence Number screen, in the Field Configuration section, set Display Formatted Value in Data Tab to On.

Accepted Values:

One line of text (a string) that can have letters, spaces, and special characters.

Default Value:

None

Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher

Example:

INT-

If the prefix is INT-, the initial value is 1, and the increment is 1, the sequence number will be INT-1, INT-2, INT-3...

Suffix

Function:

Specifies text to show after each number in an incremented sequence.

To Open this Field:

1. On the Sequence Number screen, in the Field Configuration section, set Display Formatted Value in Data Tab to On.

Accepted Values:

One line of text (a string) that can have letters, spaces, and special characters.

Default Value:

None

Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher

Example:

If the suffix is th, the initial value is 10, and the increment number is 1, the sequence number will be 10th, 11th, 12th...

Minimum Date

Function:

Specifies the first date in a range for a Date entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Date.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

A date from a calendar.

Default Value:

Mon Jan 01 1906

Limitations:

The default value Mon Jan 01 1906 is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher

Maximum Date

Function:

Specifies the last date in a range for a Date entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Date.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

A date from a calendar.

Default Value:

Fri Dec 31 9999

Limitations:

The default value Fri Dec 31 9999 is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for a Date entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Date.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

A date from a calendar.

Default Value:

The system date.

Date Format

Function:

Specifies the date format to show in a Date entity field.

Accepted Values:

A date format from the list.

Default Value:

None

Example:

• 9/5/2019
• Sep/5/2019
• 2019/09/5

Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher

Minimum Date

Function:

Specifies the first date and time in a range for a DateTime entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select DateTime.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

A date from a calendar and time from a spinner.

Default Value:

Mon Jan 01 1906

Limitations:

The default value Mon Jan 01 1906 is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher

Maximum Date

Function:

Specifies the last date and time in a range for a DateTime entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select DateTime.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

A date from a calendar and time from a spinner.

Default Value:

Fri Dec 31 9999

Limitations:

The default value Fri Dec 31 9999 is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for a DateTime entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select DateTime.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

A date from a calendar and time from a spinner.

Default Value:

The system date.

Date Format

Function:

Specifies the date format to show in a DateTime entity field.

Accepted Values:

A date format from the list.

Default Value:

None

Example:

• 9/5/2019
• Sep/5/2019
• 2019/09/5

Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher

Maximum Length

Function:

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Decimal.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

18

Decimal Places

Function:

Specifies the number of digits permitted to the right of the decimal point.

The system shows a validation error if the decimal numbers you enter do not match with the specified decimal places. For example, if you set 2 in this field and enter 5.875 in your form, the system shows a validation error.

If you enter a number in your form field without a decimal, the system adds the decimal point as you specified in this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Decimal.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

2

Example:

If you enter 4.986 in a field with Decimal Places set to 2, the system shows an exception.

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for a Decimal entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Decimal.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

None

Maximum Length

Function:

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Email.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

256

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for an E-mail entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select E-mail.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

A value in e-mail address format.

Default Value:

None

Placeholder Text

Function:

Specifies short text that gives a suggestion for the value of an entity field.

If a default value is not specified for the entity field, apps use the placeholder value at design time or runtime. The placeholder value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Email.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Maximum Length

Function:

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Numeric.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

4

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for a Numeric entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Numeric.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

None

People Source

Function:

Specifies the repository where your users are stored.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select People Picker.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

Read only.

Default Value:

Registered Users

Enable Role Filtering

Function:

Specifies a list of roles to filter the users that show on the entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select People Picker.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

• Off - Does not show a list of roles.
• On - Shows a list of roles.

Default Value:

Off

Select Roles

Function:

Specifies a list of roles.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select People Picker.
2. Click Next.
3. Set Enable Role Filtering field to ON.

Accepted Values:

The roles from the list.

Default Value:

None

Enable Group Filtering

Function:

Specifies a list of the groups to filter the users that show on the entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select People Picker.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

• On - Does not show a list of the groups.
• Off - Shows a list of the groups.

Default Value:

Off

Select Groups

Function:

Specifies a list of groups.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select People Picker.
2. Click Next.
3. Set Enable Group Filtering field to ON.

Accepted Values:

The groups from the list.

Default Value:

None

Allow Multiple Selections

Function:

Specifies whether you can use more than one user for the entity field values.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select People Picker.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

• On - Lets you select more than one user.
• Off - You can select only one user.

Default Value:

Off

Include Disabled Users

Function:

Specifies whether you can select users that are disabled in Manage Center.

For more information, refer to Create New User screen.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select People Picker.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

• On - Lets you select disabled users.
• Off - Lets you select only active users.

Default Value:

Off

Maximum Number Of Users to Display By Default

Function:

Specifies the maximum number of users to show in the list by default.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select People Picker.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

100

Maximum Length

Function:

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select People Picker.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

256

Maximum Length

Function:

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Phone.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

20

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for a Phone entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Phone.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

Any combination of numbers or special characters based on the local country phone number format.

Default Value:

None

Placeholder Text

Function:

Specifies short text that gives a suggestion for the value of an entity field.

If a default value is not specified for the entity field, apps use the placeholder value at design time or runtime. The placeholder value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Phone.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Picklist

Function:

Specifies a picklist to use for the entity field values.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Picklist.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

A picklist from the list.

Default Value:

None

Allow Multiple Selections

Function:

Specifies whether more than one picklist item can be used for the entity field values.

Accepted Values:

• On - Lets you select more than one picklist.
• Off - You can select only one picklist.

Default Value:

Off

Range Start

Function:

Specifies the first value of the range in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Range.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

0

Range End

Function:

Specifies the last value of the range in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Range.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

100

Increment Step

Function:

Specifies the interval between range values.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Range.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

1

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for a Range entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Range.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

0

Maximum Length

Function:

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select one of these:
   • Rich Text
   • Text Area
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

1000

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for a Rich Text entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. More than one line of rich text in HTML format.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

More than one line of text in HTML rich text format.

Default Value:

None

Placeholder Text

Function:

Specifies short text that gives a suggestion for the value of an entity field.

If a default value is not specified for the entity field, apps use the placeholder value at design time or runtime. The placeholder value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select one of these:
   • Rich Text
   • Text Area
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Maximum Length

Function:

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Text.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

100

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for a Text entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Text.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Placeholder Text

Function:

Specifies short text that gives a suggestion for the value of an entity field.

If a default value is not specified for the entity field, apps use the placeholder value at design time or runtime. The placeholder value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Text.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Maximum Length

Function:

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select one of these:
   • Rich Text
   • Text Area
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

1000

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for a Text Area entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select Text Area.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

More than one line of text.

Default Value:

None

Placeholder Text

Function:

Specifies short text that gives a suggestion for the value of an entity field.

If a default value is not specified for the entity field, apps use the placeholder value at design time or runtime. The placeholder value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select one of these:
   • Rich Text
   • Text Area
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Maximum Length

Function:

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter in an entity field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select URL.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

An integer.

Default Value:

256

Default Value

Function:

Specifies the default value for a URL entity field.

If a default value is specified for the entity field, apps use this value if no other value is provided at design time or runtime. The default value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select URL.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

The URL address.

Default Value:

None

Placeholder Text

Function:

Specifies short text that gives a suggestion for the value of an entity field.

If a default value is not specified for the entity field, apps use the placeholder value at design time or runtime. The placeholder value shows on form controls associated this field.

To Open this Field:

1. On the New Field screen, select URL.
2. Click Next.

Accepted Values:

Any combination of letters, numbers, or special characters in a single line of text.

Default Value:

None

Yes Value Label

Function:

Specifies the text label for Yes in a Yes/No entity field.

This text label shows on the Entity screen > Data tab if entity field associated with Yes/No field type is set to Yes.

To Open this Field:

1. On the Yes/No screen, in the Field Configuration section, set Display Formatted Value in Data Tab to On.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher

No Value Label

Function:

Specifies the text label for No in a Yes/No entity field.

This text label shows on the Entity screen > Data tab if entity field associated with Yes/No field type is set to No.

To Open this Field:

1. On the Yes/No screen, in the Field Configuration section, set Display Formatted Value in Data Tab to On.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud)
• AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher