Field type name

Data type

Description

Support Article

Record Title

String

A short representation of a record that's used as the label for the record.

Record Title article

Text

String

Text fields are used to capture simple text strings like names and titles.

Text article

Text Area

String

Multiple lines of text for notes, descriptions, and simple text content

Text Area article

SmartDoc

Complex

The SmartDoc field provides you with a robust tool for writing, supporting the features you've come to expect in any editor or word processor.

SmartDoc article

Single Select

String

A single select field allows you to categorize and select one option from a preset list.

Single Select article

Multiple Select

Array of Strings

The Multiple Select field is the Single select field with the option to select multiple.

Multiple Select article

Date & Time

String

A date field allows to you enter a date and specific time in the cell.

Date & Time article

Date Range

String

The Date Range field captures start and end dates and is essential in using Timeline View. Time values can be added as needed.

Date Range article

Number

Number

The Number field type can be configured for almost any numerical need you can think of that can be used with related Formulas or Rollup fields.

Number article

Number slider

Number

The Number Slider field provides a visual way to track the progress of work related to a Table's record.

Number Slider article

Percent

Number

The Percent field is a numeric field type with the specific purpose to capture percent values.

Percent article

Currency

Number

A currency field formats the numeric value as a currency based on the currency selected.

Currency article

Email

String

An email field allows you to store validated email addresses in each cell. Simply click on the email to create and open a draft addressed to that recipient.

Email article

Phone

Arrays of strings

The Phone field allows members to capture one or many phone numbers, distinguish between Office, Mobile, Home, Fax and Other, and select a country code all in one spot.

Phone article

Address

Complex

SmartSuite performs a real-time search via Google Maps when you begin typing addresses. Just click the right address as it appears and we will autocomplete the rest of the field values.

Address article

Full Name

Complex

The Full name field allows you to include personal information including title, first name, middle name, and last name for data validation.

Full Name article

Link

String

A link field is used to capture one or many web addresses related to a record. Clicking on it will bring you directly to that URL

Link article

Yes/No

Boolean

A Yes/No field allows you to indicate the state of a record through several display formats.

Yes/No article

Files & Images

Complex

A files & images field allows you to attach one or more files directly to that record.

Files & Images article

Linked record

Strings

Linked Record fields connect Tables in SmartSuite, allowing processes to flow seamlessly while maintaining single sources of information.

Linked record article

First Created

Complex

The First Created field is a read-only system field that is a default date field created with all new Tables.

First Created article

Last Updated

Complex

The Last Updated field is a read-only system field that tracks when records were last updated, along with the member who created it and the time.

Last Updated article

Open Comments

Number

The Open Comments field allows you to have discussions with other members or assign tasks to members directly where your work is.

Open Comments article

Rating

Number

The rating field allows you to add dynamic rating scales to records

Rating article

Vote

Number

The Vote field strikes discussion among team members, where every member gets one vote on a topic (a record).

Vote article

Tag

Array of Strings

The Tag field allows members to quickly categorize records to easily group, sort, filter, and save views on records without adding rigid category fields.

Tag article

Social Network

Complex

The Social Network field makes it easy to add links to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn to records

Social Network article

Assigned to

Array of Strings

The Assigned To field assigns a record within a Table to one or many members, which includes special behaviors in SmartSuite

Assigned to article

Due Date

String

Due Date fields differ from standard Date fields by tracking the length of time (days) until work is due, how long it is overdue, and how early or how long past due it is marked as "complete".

Due date article

Duration

String

Duration fields capture time in Day, Hour, Minute, and Second increments. They're great for logging time, estimating tasks/work efforts, or specifying schedules.

Duration article

Percent Complete

Number

The Percent Complete Field provides a visual way to track the progress of work related to a Table's record. Percent Complete fields are updated manually in records where they're used.

Percent complete article

Status

Complex

The Status field is an essential project management feature. The Status field can customize status values to match your organization's processes.

Status article

Checklist

Complex

Checklist fields allow you to create, assign, and set a due date for action items associated with a record such as a project, milestone, sales opportunity, or client interaction.

Checklist article

Time Tracking Log

Complex

The Time Tracking Log field allows one or many members to log time in hour / minute increments or automatically track time directly in a single field within a record.

Time tracking article

Button

String

Button fields allow you to add actions to your SmartSuite views and records, allowing the user to control when the action fires.

Button field article

Count

Number

The Count field counts the number of links between Tables that meet the conditions you set.

Count article

Rollup

Number

A rollup field carries out calculations, generates summaries, and constructs formulas based on designated cells within records associated with another field in your Table.

Rollup article

Lookup

Type of Target Field

A lookup field allows you to look up a specific field value in a linked record with another Table.

Lookup article

Formula

Text, Number, or Date

Formula fields sit on top of our custom calculation engine and support all kinds of calculations between related Tables and fields.

Formula article

Record ID

String

SmartSuite will generate a 24-character alphanumeric unique identifier for each record in a Table. Record ID fields are used when unique identifiers are needed for referencing data.

Record ID article

Signature

Complex

The Signature Field captures electronic acknowledgments with the option to draw or type a signature in the cell.

Signature article

Color Picker

Complex

The Color Picker field has narrow use in tracking colors related to records and is particularly useful in mapping brand colors, product line colors, and standardizing marketing assets

Color Picker article

IP Address

Complex

The IP Address field stores IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. IP Address fields are clickable. SmartSuite will open a new window to take members to the associated website if one is present at the IP Address.

IP Address article

Sub-items

Complex

The Sub Items field adds a layer to SmartSuite's base structure, creating a "parent-child" relationship between the parent Record and the child Sub Items.

Sub items article

Time

String

The Time field allows you to easily add a time stamp on records.

Time article

Auto Number

Number

The Auto Number field creates unique IDs for Tables and is particularly useful in working with large volumes of records. They are system generated and view-only fields - they cannot be modified directly by members.

Auto Number article