Data Types

This section consists of Database Things and fields description for every thing which is part of the template.

Introduction

To get to the Data section, click the database icon on the left side tabs in Bubble Editor.
Important: See Bubble manual information when working with data: https://manual.bubble.io/help-guides/working-with-data; https://manual.bubble.io/core-resources/data.

Data Types

Note: In case you have accidentally deleted a data type - no worries! Bubble lets you restore💪the deleted data type. Clicking on 'show deleted types' or 'show deleted fields' from the Data → Data types tab will reveal the deleted items, and a 'restore' button will appear next to each deleted entry. Simply click 'restore', to restore a field or data type.
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Tip: Aside from the below-listed data types and fields, Bubble creates these default fields visible in each data type: Creator, Modified Date, Created Date and Slug, except for the User data type. The User data type will have the following fields: email, Modified Date, Created Date and Slug. These fields' values can be used in workflows, conditional formatting, etc. To learn more, see the Bubble manual

Activity

This data type stores the user's activity. When she/he asked a question or gives an answer this section keeps this data.
Field Name
Type
Notes
answer
Answer
Stores the related answer.
comment
Comment
Stores the related comment.
question
Questions
Stores the related question.
tip
Tips
Stores the related tip.

Answer

This data type stores the answers that appear when users answer the questions asked.
Field Name
Type
Notes
category
Categories
Stores the related category.
comments
List of Comments
More than one comment can be made to an answer.
picture
List of images
Multiple images can be uploaded to a answer.
question
Questions
Every answer have a Question so we need to send data from this field to the question field to connect with them.
Subcategories
Subcategories
Stores the related subcategory.
text
text
Stores the user feedback.

Categories

Each subcategory has a parent, more comprehensive category to which it is attached.
Field Name
Type
Notes
isn't deleteable
yes / no
The field in template that we open to prevent damage to default data.
name
text
Stores the category name.
picture
image
Stores the category picture.

Comment

This data type stores the field we have created for the responses to the answers given to a user
Field Name
Type
Notes
answer
Answer
Every comment have a Answer so we need to send data from this field to the answer field to connect with them.
Questions
Questions
Stores the related question.
text
text
Stores the comment text.

Questions

The application is basically based on questions. A Forum-style app and this area is where we keep the questions of users who have questions
Field Name
Type
Notes
answered
yes / no
A boolean data type that determines whether the question is answered.
answerNo
number
Answer the number for every question
category
Categories
Every question have a Category so we need to send data from this field to the category field to connect with them.
optional
text
Stores the additional details of the question.
picture
List of images
Multiple images can be uploaded to a question.
Subcategory
Subcategories
Every question have a subcategory so we need to send data from this field to the subcategory field to connect with them.
text
text
Stores the questions main text.

Story

This data type stores the story details.
Field Name
Type
Notes
API ID
text
Stores the API ID.
Images
List of images
Stores the story images.

Subcategories

This data type stores the various fields related to your user to filter when asking questions and giving advice.
Field Name
Type
Notes
catalog_picture
image
Specially prepared field for banners
Category
Categories
Every subcategory have a Category so we need to send data from this field to the category field to connect with them.
isn't deleteable
yes / no
The field in template that we open to prevent damage to default data.
name
text
Picture
image

Tips

We need this data type to give users more detailed advice. Users who have detailed information about the subject can give information to other users from this section.
Field Name
Type
Notes
category
Categories
To determine the category of the type, we need to send data from this field to the category field.
subcategory
Subcategories
To determine the subcategory of the type, we need to send data from this field to the subcategory field.
text
text
Stores the tip body text.
title
text
Stores the tip title.

User

Bubble applications have a built-in User data type that acts like any type that is created in a database. For instance, you can modify a user, delete a user, list them in a repeating group, etc.
This data type stores the users' bio data (name, photo, nickname etc.) and profile information like admin status.
Field Name
Type
Notes
About
text
an about section where each user gives information about themselves.
Admin
yes / no
A boolean data type that determines whether the user is admin.
Nickname
text
A field of type 'text' created for a nickname that each user chooses for themselves will be valid within the application
Picture
image
Every user have one picture for this app.
realname
text
User's name and surname
Note: The data type has a privacy rule applied. See the 💬 in the database under the privacy section for details.

Embedded Notes in Bubble Editor

This template comes with explicit Notes for Database fields, Option sets and their fields, and Privacy rules, which will guide you through the modification process.
In order to preview a Note of any data type or field, click on the 💬 icon.
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