Shared field settings

Review the settings that Ninox data fields have in common.

Many data field types share the same settings. Others include options that depend on the field type. Some settings, like the visibility, affect the table structure. Others only change how the field appears in the form.

Many data fields include these common settings:

• A description of the field type
• lets you delete the field
• Label: the name users see on the form
• Internal name: the technical field name used in the table structure and in scripts

Change the Internal name carefully. Other parts of the app, especially scripts, may depend on it.

Open Display for:

• Label position: controls where the label appears

  • Top: shows the label above the field
  • Left: shows the label to the left of the field
  • Inside: shows the label inside the field
  • Hidden: hides the label
• Tooltip: lets you add help text for this field

Open Permissions for:

• Read access: controls who can view the field
• Edit access: controls who can change the field

Open Behavior for:

• Required: makes the field mandatory

Open Visibility for:

• Visible, Hidden: controls whether the field appears on the form
• Conditional: lets you define a Visibility condition that controls when this field is shown or hidden

Open Automations for:

• On update: runs a script when the field value changes

Shared settings can still vary slightly by field type. The main differences usually appear in General and in field-specific display options.