"String" Information type

Create a “string” information type

The particularity of a string-type information is its technical limitation to 255 characters.

In general, it is recommended to use a 'text' type of information to avoid the technical limitation, knowing that this can also be limited to a certain number of characters if necessary.

1. Click on the button “Create qualitative information”

2. Add a (technical) name and a display name

3. Select the type "string" from the drop-down list.

4. Select the visibility "for all" (with exceptions)

5. Select a section in which the property will be displayed

6. Select the update behavior:

   1. No validation required: if there is no need to go through a validation cycle to update the piece of information.

   2. Validation required: if it has been deemed necessary to go through a validation cycle by an approver before effectively updating the information.

   3. Admin Only: Updates only possible by administrators.

7. Add a description that will be visible in the information section .

8. If this property must be filled in when creating an entity, then check the "mandatory" box.

9. Click on “submit”.