====== Short Text ======

The short text field is used to store up to 255 characters of text.  This field is commonly used for names, places, objects, etc.

===== 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 "Short Text" from the list of field types.
  - You can continue adding fields or click the "Select" button to finish adding.

===== Features =====
Field features can be edited by clicking on the orange field icon {{:shorttext.png|}} when the [[Presentation Layer|presentation layer]] is displayed. 

==== 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]]

==== Sizing ====

  * [[Field Setting - Sizing|Length]]
  
==== 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]]

==== Default Value ====
  * [[Field Setting - Default Value|Default Value]]
 
==== Validation ====
   * [[Field Setting - Required|Required]]
   * [[Field Setting - Maximum Length|Maximum Length]] 

==== Audit History ====
  * [[Field Setting - Audit This Field|Audit This Field]] 
  * [[Field Setting - Show Audit History|Show Audit History]]

==== Redaction ====
  * [[Field Setting - Hide Input|Hide Input]] 
==== View Only ====
  * [[Field Setting - View Only|View Only]]

===== Output formats =====
The short text field has only one output - the text that was entered.


===== Acceptable inputs =====
The short text field can accept any alphanumeric and special characters.

===== Filters =====
The short text field can be filtered using any one of the standard [[Query Builder - Filter##Text-Type Filters|text-type filters]].