====== Multiple Part ======
The multiple part field allows a Software Developer the ability to group several pieces of information together in the same way that an [[Field Type - Address|address]] or [[Field Type - Telephone|telephone]] field does.  The Software Developer can define as many parts as they would like.


===== How to Create =====
  - Click the {{:presentation-layer:field-plus.png|}} to add a field in your [[Form|form]].
  - Choose "New Field"
  - Select the table you wish to add the field to. Most of the time, this will be the current [[Table|table]] you are on, called the current [[Context|context]].
  - Select a field name and click "Choose Type".
  - Choose "Multi Part" from the list of field types.
  - You can continue adding fields or click the "Select" button to finish adding.
  - After the field is added to the screen edit the configuration to add the parts to saved.


===== Features =====
==== Field Label ====
  * [[Field Setting - Field Label|Field Label]]
  * [[Field Setting - Display Alternate Label]] (affects this form only)
==== Grid Appearance ====
  * [[Field Setting - Column Span|Column Span]]
  * [[Field Setting - Row Span|Row Span]]
  
==== Tooltip ====
  * [[Field Setting - Tooltip|Tooltip]]
  * [[Field Setting - Descriptive Text|Descriptive Text]]
  * [[Field Setting - Display Alternate Descriptive Text|Display Alternate Descriptive Text]] (affects this form only)
==== Block Association ====
  * [[Field Setting - Temporary Block Association|Temporary Block Association]]
  * [[Field Setting - Global Block Association|Global Block Association]]

==== Field Parts ====
  * [[Field Setting - Allow Multiple Values|Allow Multiple Values]]
  * [[Field Setting - Multiple Value Delimiter|Multiple Value Delimiter]]
  * [[Field Setting - Field Parts|Field Parts]]

==== Validation ====
   * [[Field Setting - Required|Required]]
==== Audit History ====
  * [[Field Setting - Audit This Field|Audit This Field]] 
  * [[Field Setting - Show Audit History|Show Audit History]]
==== View Only ====
  * [[Field Setting - View Only|View Only]]

===== Field parts =====
The Multiple Part field has a variable number of field parts depending on the builders configuration.
  
===== Output formats =====
The Multiple Part field has a variable number of output formats one for each part the builder creates.  This allows a builder to pull individual pieces of data from the field in expressions and actions.