Properties

Properties are the typed fields of a base. Every row shares the same set of properties, and in the table view each property is a column. The type of a property decides what its cells can hold, how they are edited, and which filters apply to them.

Property Types

Type	Description
Text	A short single line of text. Up to 1,000 characters.
Long text	Multi-line text for longer notes. Up to 25,000 characters.
Number	A numeric value with a configurable display format.
Select	A single choice from a list of options, each with a color.
Status	A single choice meant for workflow stages, grouped into To Do, In Progress, and Complete categories. Comes pre-filled with default options.
Multi-select	Several choices from a list of options.
Date	A date, optionally with a time.
Person	One or more members of your workspace.
File	One or more uploaded files.
Formula	A read-only value calculated from other properties. See Formulas.
Page	A link to a page in your workspace.
Checkbox	A true or false toggle.
URL	A web address.
Email	An email address.
Created at	The date and time the row was created. Filled automatically.
Last edited at	The date and time the row was last changed. Filled automatically.
Last edited by	The member who last changed the row. Filled automatically.

The last three types (Created at, Last edited at, Last edited by) are maintained by Docmost and are read-only. Formula values are also read-only, since they are calculated.

Adding a Property

1. In the table view, click the + at the right end of the column headers.
2. Choose a type from the list.
3. Give the property a name. If you leave it blank, the type name is used.
4. Set any options for the type (see below).
5. Click to create it.

Configuring a Property Type

Some types have options you can set when you create the property or later from its menu.

Number

Choose how the value is displayed:

• Plain — the raw number.
• Separators — grouped with thousands separators.
• Currency — formatted as money, with a currency code and symbol.
• Percent — shown as a percentage.
• Progress — shown as a progress bar.

You can also set the number of decimal places (precision).

Select, Status, and Multi-select

These types hold a list of choices. For each choice you can set a name and a color. You can add new choices while editing a cell, not only when configuring the property. Status choices are organized into the To Do, In Progress, and Complete categories.

Date

• Pick a date format.
• Choose whether to include a time.
• When time is included, display it on a 12-hour or 24-hour clock.

Person

• Toggle whether a cell can hold more than one person.

Text, Long text, URL, Email, Checkbox

You can set a default value that is applied to new rows. URL and Email values are validated for the correct format.

Editing a Property

Click a column header to open its menu. From there you can:

• Rename the property.
• Change type — convert it to another type. Some conversions lose data (for example, changing a Date to Text), and Docmost warns you before continuing.
• Edit the property's options.
• Delete the property.

A type change on a base with many rows may run in the background. While it does, the column shows a converting indicator and updates when it finishes.

Reordering and Resizing Columns

• Reorder — drag a column header left or right.
• Resize — drag the handle on the right edge of a column header.

Column order and width are saved per view, so different views of the same base can lay out their columns differently.