Which fields are 'data fields'?

[TeamVilla]

Hi there, 

I know it is a questions for "Caspio for dummies" but I need to know the following: 

Is each field in the application with text a data field (including logos, company name of the app provider, Headline and so on)? Or does the name 'data field' only refer to SMART, INTERACTIVE fields that a customer can press in the app?

 

[Alison]

Hi @TeamVilla,

There are different data types in tables. Refer this article for the details: https://howto.caspio.com/tables-and-views/data-types/
Logos can b e added as pictures to the File data type or it can be added as a full link in the File type or in the Text255. More details can be found here: https://howto.caspio.com/tech-tips-and-articles/common-customizations/tech-tip-5-ways-to-customize-the-look-of-your-datapages/

 

[TellMeWhy]

Hi @TeamVilla,

Data fields are fields which store data. It's a term commonly used in Database, the columns of the database are what you may call the data fields, likewise, the fields in the DataPages of Caspio that are connected to the columns of the Database are called data fields as well. 

[TeamVilla]

Hey @TellMeWhy thank you for your answer!

If you say "Data fields are fields that store data", this could either mean:

any field including non-interactive like a logo where you can click on but no action is triggered

or it could mean any field where the user has the option to enter data (by clicking, writing, checking etc.). I guess you mean the second, which means that every text on this website here is data fields because everything is interactive!? 

From a front-end point of view here a screenshot of a website:

the five headline above are data fields because they are interactive and the text below is not because it is static? Or aren't the headlines data fields because the user cannot introduce data?