Database Reference
In-Depth Information
hold one value, no matter how many records you have. The column for a global field seen in
Table view will show the same value in every row (record). In other words, if you change the
contents of a global field on one record, then FileMaker instantly changes it in every other
record as well. Now every record has the same value for that field. (You'll learn a lot more
about
why
you'd want to do this on
Table Occurrence Groups
.
)
Repeating Fields
A field can hold only a single value, right? Well, not really. If you want to, you can turn any
field into a
repeating field
. These fields can hold more than one value, each kept in a separate
spot (and each shown in its own little box in Browse mode). In the Storage tab section of the
Field Options dialog box, you specify the maximum number of repetitions the field can hold.
When would you want to use repeating fields? Almost never for normal data storage. See the
box below for more info.
NOTE
The last tab in the Field Options dialog box applies only to Japanese text entry and isn't covered in
this topic. Fortunately, should you ever need to add furigana to your kanji, you can read how right in
the dialog box.
