Multi-Value Template Fields:
Brian Sabin, January 2008
Among other template and field enhancements, Laserfiche 8 will feature multi-value fields. A multi-value field enables you to easily store more than one piece of information within a single field. For instance, you could create an Author field as a multi-value field. Then, if you needed to store a report or other document that had been worked on by more than one person, you could simply save each author’s name as a value within that field. Multi-value fields automatically expand as you fill them to contain as many values as you need.
If you search for a value that is contained within the multi-value field, the document or folder will be returned if any of its values match your search. For instance, if you have an e-mail with many e-mail addresses stored in a Recipients field, you can search for any one of those e-mail addresses and retrieve the original e-mail. Additionally, any length limitations or constraints for the field will be applied to each value within the field. If you have set up a constraint to force all phone numbers to be stored in 123-456-7890 format, this constraint would be in effect for each of the phone numbers stored in that field. All field types can be set to be multi-value fields.
Note: For the next several tips, we’ll continue to preview new functionality in Laserfiche 8. Because this is a preview, note that the details and appearance of certain elements may change between now and the final release of the software.
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Monday, September 08, 2008 
