Select this type | If the field data will be |
Text | Letters, symbols, and/or numbers used as text per field repetition, limited by available RAM and disk space. See About text fields. |
Number | Digits or other characters, and the negative values of the same range. See About number fields. |
Date | Dates only. See About date fields. |
Time | Times only. See About time fields. |
Timestamp | Dates and times together to reference a fixed point in calendar time. See About timestamp fields. |
Container | A file of any type, such as a picture, a PDF, or an audio or a video file. See About container fields. |
Calculation | The result of a calculation formula that uses field values from the current record or related records. See Defining calculation fields. |
Summary | A value that’s produced by summarizing field values from more than one record in the same table. See Defining summary fields. |