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Subtypes can alter the way data is presented or to validate that the information entered is in a correct format. The following subtypes are available, however not all are available for all fields:
- Appeal: Makes the field an 'Appeals' field (
 ), allowing you to enter the appeal directly or to search for it using The Find Appeals Dialog Box.
- Article: Makes the field an 'Articles' field ( ), allowing you to enter the article directly or to search for it using The Find Articles Dialog Box.
- Benefits: Makes the field a 'Benefits' field ( ), allowing you to enter the benefit directly or to search for it using The Find Benefits Dialog Box.
- Bundle: Makes the field a 'Bundles' field ( ), allowing you to enter the bundle directly or to search for it using The Find Bundles Dialog Box.
- Campaign: Makes the field a 'Campaign' field ( ), allowing you to enter the campaign directly or to search for it using The Find Campaigns Dialog Box.
- Colour: Makes the field a colour selection field (
 ).
For more information, refer to Using the Colour Selection Tool.
- Compressed Multi: Information enter into a compressed multi field is stored to the database using a compressed format.
- Customer: Makes the field a 'Customers' field ( ), allowing you to enter the customer number directly or to search for it using The Find Customers Dialog Box.
- Date Time: Makes the field a date/time field (
 ), allowing you to enter/select a date and time.
For more information, refer to Using a Calendar to Add a Date.
- Date: Makes the field a date field ( ), allowing you to enter/select a date.
For more information, refer to Using a Calendar to Add a Date.
- Day of Week: Makes the field a day of the week field, allowing you to enter a day of the week (e.g. Monday, Tuesday).
- Duration Date Only: Makes the field a date/duration field ( and
 ), allowing you to enter/select a date or a relative date.
For more information, refer to Using a Calendar to Add a Date and Using Relative Dates and Times.
- Duration: Makes the field a date/duration field ( and ), allowing you to enter/select a date and time or a relative date and time.
For more information, refer to Using a Calendar to Add a Date and Using Relative Dates and Times.
- Email: Makes the field an email address field (
 ). Clicking will open a new email message to the corresponding email address.
- File Name: Makes the field a file name field, validating that the file name contains an acceptable file extension.
- Fixed Value Rate: Makes the field a fixed value field. Values entered in these field must be fixed monetary values to two decimal places.
- Gifts: Makes the field a 'Gifts' field ( ), allowing you to enter the gift directly or to search for it using The Find Gifts Dialog Box.
- Membership: Makes the field a 'Memberships' field ( ), allowing you to enter the membership directly or to search for it using The Find Memberships Dialog Box.
- Membership Level: Makes the field a 'Membership Level' field ( ), allowing you to enter the membership level directly or to search for it.
- Miscellaneous Item: Makes the field a 'Miscellaneous Items' field ( ), allowing you to enter the miscellaneous item directly or to search for it using The Find Miscellaneous Items Dialog Box.
- Order: Makes the field an 'Orders' field ( ), allowing you to enter the order number directly or to search for it using The Find Orders Dialog Box.
- Percentage Rate: Makes the field a percent based field. Values entered in these fields must be followed by a % symbol.
- Performance: Makes the field a 'Performances' field ( ), allowing you to enter the performance(s) directly or to search for it using The Find Performances Dialog Box.
- Phone Number: Makes the field a phone number field. The field will validate that the phone number does not contain alpha characters.
- Postal Code/Zip Code: Makes the field a postal/zip code field. The field will validate against the selected country's postal/zip code format.
- Price Chart: Makes the field a 'Price Charts' field ( ), allowing you to enter the price chart directly or to search for it using The Find Price Charts Dialog Box.
- Program: Makes the field a 'Programs' field ( ), allowing you to enter the program directly or to search for it using The Find Programs Dialog Box.
- Promotional Code: Makes the field a 'Promotional Code' field ( ), allowing you to enter the promotional code directly or to search for it using The Find Promotion Codes Dialog Box.
- Question: Makes the field a 'Question' field ( ), allowing you to enter the question directly or to search for it using The Find Questions Dialog Box.
- Saved Lists: Makes the field a 'Saved List' field ( ), allowing you to enter the saved list directly or to search for it using The Find Saved Lists Dialog Box.
- Series: Makes the field a 'Series' field ( ), allowing you to enter the series directly or to search for it using The Find Series Dialog Box.
- Standard: Makes the field a standard field, allowing you to enter any value into the field. Leaving the 'Subtype' blank will have the same effect.
- Subtype Mode: Sets the Yes/No/Default mechanism used with Registry subtypes.
- Time: Makes the field a time field, allowing you to enter exact times of day (e.g. 10:15 AM, 14:23).
- URL: Makes the field a 'Bundles' field (
 ), allowing you to enter a web address linking to a site or an image. Clicking will open a new browser window and direct it to the corresponding URL. This is done to verify that the address is correct.
- User: Makes the field a 'Users' field ( ), allowing you to enter the user directly or to search for it using The Find Users Dialog Box.
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