Information on assets can be viewed and accessed via record fields and information on categories can be viewed and accessed via category fields. Cumulus can store different kinds of information. Consequently, Cumulus features many different field types for storing information. The different field types are (the examples are drawn from the default record fields):
• String – Can be used to store textual information (e.g. Notes). String fields can be set to support multiple languages. In this case, the content of the field can be hold in different languages.
• Boolean – Great for on/off, yes/no options. Displays as a check box (e.g., Don’t Delete Record).
• Integer – Any non-fractional number up to 32 bits (e.g., non-decimal numbers as a price of $2).
• Real – Any number up to 64 bits (e.g., a decimal number such as a price of $2.99).
• Long – Can store 64-bit integer numbers.
• Data Size – Size in bytes (can store 32-bit values up to 4 GB)
• Data Size (Long) – Size in bytes (can store more than 4 GB values up to 64-bit values)
• Date – Any valid date (including time) between than January, 1st, 1970 and January 19, 2038 03:14:07, entered in the format that is standard for your country.
• Date (Extended) – Any valid date (including time) between January, 1st, 0001, 00:00:00 and December, 31st, 9999, 23:59, in the format that is standard for your country.
• Date only – Any valid date for any day entered in the format that is standard for your country.
• Time only – Any valid time of day entered in the format hh:mm:ss. Optionally you can also enter milliseconds by employing a dot as separator: hh:mm:ss.123
• Length – In inches – displayed in the measurement you have chosen in your User Settings for the Cumulus application.
• Resolution – in dots per inch.
• Binary – Not user-editable; administered by custom asset information applications, which can manipulate and store binary data for further automation.
• Asset Reference – Special binary field used for asset references only. Not user-editable.
• Picture – Pictures can be pasted into these fields (e.g., Thumbnail).
• String List – This field type supports lists, such as menus, which can make data entry easier. The items in the list can be defined by the user (e.g., Status). The items can only be defined by users with the appropriate rights.
• Audio – Can store voice annotations that can be recorded directly into the computer or come from the assets themselves.
• Label– Enables users to label records by assigning colors.
• Rating– Enables users to rate assets or records.
• Table – Special field type that can include other metadata fields. This field type was designed for special usage purposes, e.g. the user comments added to a preview are managed by such a field. The fields included in a Table field can be configured to be searchable and sortable.
• Vocabulary – Special string list field type used for controlled vocabulary assignments only. Vocabulary fields only accept predefined values (terms) as input – the categories of a special $Vocabularies catalog. This catalog requires special permissions for editing.