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Fields in PWR apps represents what the columns represent in relational databases. It can store data values which are required for a particular object in a record. Fields can store many different types of data.

There are 3 main types of fields:

(A) Standard Fields

(B) Custom Fields

(C) Audit Fields

The above fields are explained below:

(A) Standard Field:

Name:

Name is one a standard field in every Custom object and the field get gets created at the time of creation of object. This is cannot be deleted or edited.
For Standard objectstandard objects, the fields which are present by default in them, cannot be deleted from standard object.

(B) Custom Field:

Custom fields can be create created on Standard or Custom object. They may or may not be required.

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When we create a custom field, we can decide where it appears, what info it contains, what format it should be (such as number, text, date, or pick list) and who sees it and who can change the field value. 

Create How to create a Fieldfield:

  1. From Profile, go on “Setup”.

  2. Click on “Schema” and select a “Objects” option

  3. Click on any Object where we have to add the fields.

  4. Click on a “New” and select the appropriate data type to create a field.

There are 26 types of field data types which we can use to create a different fields:

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The Percent is a field that allows users to enter a percentage number as a decimal. The percent field type is a field type designed to hold numerical values formatted as percentspercent. The values in a percent field are all represented as fractions of 100 with the percent sign.

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A formula field can reference the value of another custom or standard field using a merge field.

(C) Audit Field:

Record Id:

A Record ID can help you identify a record in the database. Each record in system has a unique ID field assigned to it which is known as Record ID. It is system generated and cannot be edited or deleted. It is generated every time a new record is inserted into the application.

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Once you publish an object, you can select which individual fields on that object are published. For standard objects that are published, a default set of fields is automatically published.

Is Manageable:

Is Manageable is a Boolean field, and if it is true then user is able to Manage