You’re likely familiar with data types if you’ve ever created a database table, worked with JSON, or even created a CSV file. Data types are the foundation of a database system including how the ...

Marking fields as locations tell Metabase that it can use the field to display data on a map chart. Financial field types tell Metabase to treat the field's values as money. If you select any of the ...

When creating tables in a database, it is necessary to define the type of data that will be held in each field. A Boolean field stores either true or false, often showing on screen as Yes or No An ...

Data — a word that packs a punch but can be hard to define. Often, we use the word so loosely and generically that we fail to realize what data we need to collect from our fields. For decades, the ...

Depending on the information stored, the field type chosen to store it is very important. Stores words, numbers and other characters such as punctuation marks. Think of a text message in a mobile ...