Address Book Field Types

The following Address Book field types are supported:

• Character (single or multiple line)—This type of field can contain any type of data, such as alpha, numeric, or special characters.  Single-line character fields accept one line of data, while multiple-line character fields accept an unlimited number of lines of data.  There is no effective limit on the amount of text in a field.
• Integer—Accepts integers.
• Real Number —Accepts integers or decimal numbers.
• Date—Accepts valid dates (format based on system or user preference).
• Date-Time—The user can select both a date and a time for this field type. Can optionally be linked to the Calendar.
• Drop-Down—Offers a pre-defined drop-down list of choices for the user to select from.
• Multi-Select—Allows the user to select multiple choices from a pre-defined list.
• Web site—Accepts URL addresses (of format http://server.name.com).  Appears as a hypertext link on Details page of Issue.
• FTP—Accepts FTP addresses.  Appears as a hypertext link on Details page of Issue.
• Email Address—Accepts Email addresses. Appear as a hypertext link on Details page of Issue.