Dynamic Field Types

There are currently 8 dynamic field types available for general use.
There is the additional Logo type that is available only for select modules and the Vote type for elections.

Type

Notes

Type

Notes

Text

Support for multiple lines of text.
The most flexible of all the field types.

Number

Designed for a single line of input
It may contain letters as well as numbers

  • 45

  • 2nd

  • 56.60

  • $6,700

  • deuce

Toggle

Displays as a checkbox field that can be on or off.

DateTime

Displays as a date and time selection control.

It’s values should be saved as UTC values in the format:
yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffK Example: 2021-02-27T13:00:00.000Z

Code example
myDate.Value.ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss'.'fffK")

Media

Allows you to pick a media file from your media bins or upload a new image.

JSON

Enables you to identify the text content as valid JSON
This enables native-format output from BLADE.

Sponsor

Allows you to pick a Sponsor from your defined sponsors.

Color

Select a color using a color picker tool with options for specifying it in the UI with RGB, HSV or HSB values.

The database values will be an HTML color name or an RGB or ARGB format hex number in 3, 4, 7 or 8 digits. Example: yellow #ff0 #fff0 #ffff00 #ffffff00 are equivalent.
… as of build 14.10.1.2

Logo

This data type is currently only enabled for use with Programs, Episodes and Assets.

The list of available images is populated by our Gears app or Logo Updater app.

Vote

This data type is intended for use with Elections.

It allows you to specify only a valid number composed of the digits 0 - 9.
Alphabetical characters are not allowed.

These values when associated with a election choice will be reset to zero when the corresponding Election Event results are reset. They will similarly be included in Election Scenario backups and restores.