Directory entry
From Planfix
In Planfix, Directories are used to store and use various information. A directory consists of entries. A Directory entry consists of a set of fields of various types:
The fields of each entry in the directory have the following parameters:
- Mandatory field — prevents the directory entry from being saved until this field has a value.
- No duplication — you can't save a directory entry if there is already a field with the same value in the directory
- Display as link — Allows fields of type "Text" to be displayed as hyperlinks in the directory.
- Show in entry list — Allows additional directory fields to be selected for display. When this option is activated, the following fields are displayed:
When selecting directory entries, they are displayed as follows:
If the option is not activated, the selection of directory entries looks like this:
Important
- Planfix has a custom field type, "Directory entry," that stores links to Planfix directory entries. This field type is commonly used in tasks, contacts, projects, and directories.
- A directory entry can also contain fields of the "directory entry" type, which can be used to link directories. An example:
In the "Company branches" directory, the "City" is a field of the "Directory entry" type that contains a link to an entry in another directory:
This is another directory "Cities":
This is what it looks like when a new entry with "Directory entry" is added to the directory:
The result:
