Understand Fields | Zoho Creator Help

Understand fields

Note: Ensure to not enter sensitive terms while naming your form fields or collect confidential information in them.

A field is the basic unit or building block of a form. In your Zoho Creator app, you collect and store data using  forms  and each field in a form holds an individual piece of that data.

For example, a form to collect the contact details of your employees may contain separate fields to capture name, email address, phone number, residence address, etc. Each record stored in this form represents the contact information of an employee and each field in a record stores one piece of that information.

A form takes on the same role in your Zoho Creator app as a table in a database or a sheet in a spreadsheet. A field takes on the role of a column within the sheet or table.

Below is an example of an  Employees  form, which contains a few different types of fields:
  • When a user accesses from a web browser:

What is a field made of?

When added to a form, almost all types of field have:
  • Field name: The text or label that denotes what data the field captures
  • Input area: The input box, dropdown, radio button, checkbox, or a combination of these input elements which a user can use to enter data in the field

The following images show how two types of fields:  name  (labelled  Name ) and  email  (labelled  Email Address ). The input area of the  Name  field contains one dropdown for  Prefix  and input boxes for  First Name  and  Last Name . The input area of  Email Address  contains one input box.

  • When a user accesses from a web browser:

  • When a user accesses from a phone or tablet:

Types of fields

Zoho Creator offers many types of fields – each meant to capture a specific kind of data. They are listed in the table below.

In addition to these field types, Zoho Creator also has system fields. Refer to this page to learn more about them.
Field typeData typeDescription
NameSTRINGA composite field that enables your users to enter their full name
EmailSTRINGEnables your users to enter a valid email address, i.e., an email address that is in the format  xx@xx.xx
AddressSTRINGA composite field that enables your users to enter an address. They can pick an address from a map, or type it.
PhoneSTRINGEnables your users to enter a valid international phone number, i.e., a phone number that has the required number of digits for the selected country
Single lineSTRINGEnables your users to enter a single line of plain text or text that can contain any character
Multi lineSTRINGFeatures a bigger text area than the Single line field. It enables your users to enter plain text that can contain any character
Rich textSTRINGEnables your users to enter data in Rich Text Format (RTF)
NumberBIGINTEnables your users to enter an integer value
Auto numberBIGINTEnables a sequential numeric value to be associated with each record submitted through the form
DecimalDECIMALEnables your users to enter a decimal value
PercentDECIMALEnables your users to enter an integer or decimal value. A percentage symbol will be displayed next to the input.
CurrencyDECIMALEnables your users to enter a monetary value. A currency symbol will be displayed next to the input.
DateTIMESTAMPEnables your users to enter a date value. They can pick a date from a date picker, or type it.
TimeTIMEEnables your users to enter a time value. They can pick a time from a time picker, or type it.
Date-timeTIMESTAMPEnables your users to enter a date-time value. They can pick a date and time from a date-time picker, or type it.
Drop downSTRINGEnables your users to select a value from a defined set of choices displayed in a dropdown menu
RadioSTRINGEnables your users to select a value from a defined set of choices displayed as radio buttons
Multi selectLISTEnables your users to select one or more values from a defined set of choices displayed in a dropdown menu
CheckboxLISTEnables your users to select one or more values from a defined set of choices displayed as checkboxes
Decision boxBOOLEANEnables your users to enter a true/false or yes/no response
URLSTRINGEnables your users to enter a URL for a website or web page
ImageSTRINGEnables your users to submit an image, by either by taking or uploading a picture
AudioSTRINGEnables your users to submit an audio of up to 30 minutes, by either recording or uploading an audio file
VideoSTRINGEnables your users to submit a video of up to 5 minutes, by either recording or uploading a video file
SignatureSTRINGEnables your users to draw their signature
File uploadSTRINGEnables your users to submit a file
Subform - Enables relating the data in two forms by displaying one form within the other. Each record in the main form can be related to multiple records in the subform.
LookupBIGINTEnables relating the data in two forms by looking up data stored in a different form, and allowing users to select one or multiple values
Formula(depends on the result of its expression)Computes and generates a value based on a predefined formula
Section - Introduces a visual grouping of fields in the form
Add notesSTRINGDisplays a note on your form
UsersSTRINGFeatures a single-select dropdown menu that displays your app's users
IntegrationSTRINGFeatures a single-select dropdown menu that displays data stored in an external service
Prediction(depends on its target field)Predicts the value of a field in your form
Keyword extractionSTRINGExtracts keyword from the text stored in a single line or multi line field 
Sentiment analysisSTRINGDetermines if the sentiment of the text stored in a single line or multi line field is positive, neutral, or negative
OCRSTRINGPerforms optical character recognition - recognizes text from an image
Object detentionSTRINGDetermines the class of objects present in the image

Field navigation using TAB key

The TAB key enables users to swiftly move from one interactive element to another. In Creator, you (admin/super-admin) can customize the order (top to bottom or left to right) in which users can navigate through your form fields using the TAB key.  Learn more
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  3. Delete fields 

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