Fields, buttons & filters
The building blocks of record-centric interface pages: field elements, field groups, action buttons, and user-facing filters.
Form, record review, and record detail pages are composed from a shared set of elements: fields, field groups, buttons, and user filters. Select any element on the canvas to configure it in the properties panel.
Field elements
A field element displays a single field of the connected table.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Label | Override the field's label, or hide it entirely. |
| Helper text | Guidance shown with the field. |
| Permissions | View-only or editable. Editable fields can also allow inline editing directly on the page. |
| Rules | Required, default value, character limit, validators, and conditional visibility. |
| Select options | For select fields: limit which options are offered, and optionally allow users to add new options. |
| Appearance | Input size (default, large, extra large), style variants (for example a select shown as a field, list, or stepper), and width (third, half, or full row). |
Field groups and rows
Fields can be organised into groups, each with an optional title, description, and background colour, and arranged side by side in rows. Groups also control:
- Field labels position: beside or above the field.
- User actions: whether inline editing is allowed within the group.
- Conditional visibility: show or hide the whole group based on record values.
Drag fields, rows, and groups to rearrange them.
Buttons
Buttons let users take actions from a page. Each button has a label, a colour, optional conditional visibility, and one of the following actions:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Open URL | Open an external link. |
| Go to page | Navigate to another page of the interface. |
| Open record form | Open a form to create a new record. |
| Update record | Set field values on the current record, for example an "Approve" button that sets Status to Approved. |
| Copy record link | Copy a link to the current record. |
| Delete record | Delete the current record. |
For consequential actions, enable Require confirmation to show a confirmation dialog with a custom title and message before the action runs.
User filters
User filters are end-user-facing controls that narrow the records shown on a page. They come in two forms:
- Tabs: A row of tabs across the top of the page, each mapping to a filter condition, with an optional All records tab. On table pages, a tab can also switch the active visualization.
- Dropdown: A dropdown bound to a single-select field, with a condition (is, is not, is empty, is not empty) and an optional default value.
User filters apply on top of the filters you configure in the builder; users can only narrow the data you've chosen to show, never widen it.