Standard attribute fields

This table describes the standard information that you enter for almost all attributes.

Basic Options

Field	Description
Attribute Category	The category of attribute. Select Grid Attribute if you want to use the attribute on a grid. Select Campaign if you want the attribute to map to Unica Campaign. Select Cell if you want the attribute to map to Unica Campaign and you want to use the attribute on a Table Cell Spreadsheet. Otherwise, select Form Attribute.
Attribute Type	The type of attribute. The attribute type controls the type of data the attribute holds and how it is entered into the database. (Available types vary slightly depending on the attribute category you selected.) You cannot change the attribute type once the attribute is created. If you select the wrong type, you must delete the attribute and create a new one.
Attribute Internal Name	The unique name of the attribute, used internally. Do not use spaces or special characters.
Attribute Display Name	The display name of the attribute, used in the form. Spaces are allowed, as well as UTF-8 characters.
Edit database column name	Select to edit the Attribute Database Column Name value.
Attribute Database Column	Name of the database column where values for the attribute are stored. By default this is the same as the attribute internal name. Do not exceed the character limit for your database and avoid using the words that are reserved for your database.
Description	A description of the attribute.
Help Text	A short message that appears as a help tooltip, next to the field, to guide the user in entering the information correctly.

This table describes the additional information you need to define for grid attributes:

Grid Attribute Options

Field	Description
Sortable	Select this option to enable users to sort on this column in the table.
Sort Type	The direction in which to sort values in this column. Select Ascending to sort in ascending order or Descending to sort in descending order.
Alignment	Alignment of the attribute in the table. You can select Left, Center, or Right. The default is Left.
Summary function	Performs a simple calculation on the column and displays it in a summary row at the bottom of the grid. Options are Sum, Average, Min, and Max. Available only when the Attribute Type is Decimal, Integer, Money, or Calculated. If no columns in the grid have a summary function, the summary row is not present.

This table describes the standard display information you enter for all attributes.

Display Options

Field	Description
Form Element Type	The type of field displayed for this attribute on the form. Available types depend on the attribute type.
Special behavior	Select Required to prevent users from saving the form without answering this field. Select Read-only to make this field read only. The value of the attribute is displayed on the form but can not be edited. This field is not available for Graphical Reference or Calculated attributes.

Many attribute types require additional information to that described in this section. See the description of the individual attribute type for this information.