Fields

A field is an area on a form that displays a piece of information from the database. If the data already exists and can be viewed, the field typically displays the information. Fields also allow you to enter and save new data. Forms usually have a number of fields that all display related pieces of information.

Our example Attendance form has fields that each display a different but related piece of information:

• Employee (ID number)
• Employee name (not labeled)
• Date
• Reason (code)
• Reason description (not labeled)
• Hours
• Paid