Overview
This document describes the configurations available for an individual data field in a data structure. In the Data Definitions or Edit Data Structure window, select a data field to show the configurations available on the right side of the window. For an overview of how to create a data structure in Decisions, please visit the Creating Entities article.
Data Field Information
This section contains two of the most common configuration settings.
| Configuration Name | Purpose |
| Is List | Configures this data field to store a list of items of this type instead of a single item. |
| Allow Null (No Value) | This setting allows this data field to accept a null value. |
Display Information
This category allows users to change how the data fields are displayed.
| Configuration Name | Purpose |
| Categories | Creates a category location for the data field. |
| Display Label | Changes the data name variable as it appears in the Flow Designer. |
| Display Order | Rearranges the layout of the data fields. |
Advanced
The next category allows for the data fields to have additional configurations on the back-end database when it is stored.
| Configuration Name | Purpose |
| Override Database Field Name | Allows SQL Keywords to be used as data field names |
| Create Database Index | Allows this data field to be used as a Database Index |
| Contains PII | Encrypts the data in the Database (Cannot be reverted) |
| Encrypt Data | Encrypts the data in the Database (Can be reverted) |
| SelectEditor | Changes the data fields Flow 'Constant' editor type |
| Configure Custom Attributes | Allows for custom attributes on the selected data field |
| Include Field In Description | Data Field name will be included in its description when previewing this field in a Report |
| Is Lookup List Key Field | The selected data field is the key field for Look up lists generated from this Data Structure |
PII and Encrypt Data
For more information on the differences between these two settings, please visit our Report on PII Fields article.