Data type descriptions
The following is a list of the most common data types for creating a variable.
| Data type | Description |
|---|---|
| Basic Date/Time | Day and time of day, which can be selected with a calendar widget. |
| Basic Time | Specific time. |
| Choice | Script that returns an array of choices that will be displayed for selection in a drop-down menu. If you select the Multi select check box, then multiple options can be selected from the drop-down. If it’s unselected, then only one option can be selected. |
| Data Array | Data Array structure represented as a String. |
| Data Object | The Data Object input enables you to select the plus icon Image omitted: pace-output-type-add.png Add icon. to add a new property to the data object or the minus icon \[Omitted image "pace-output-type-delete.png"\] Alt text: Delete icon. to delete it. Additionally, you can select the Star icon \[Omitted image "pace-star-icon.png"\] Alt text: Wild card icon. that will search for a name if you don't know the structure of the JSON format property. A JSON path and match criteria field will appear and enable you to search for a key in the JSON structure. |
| Decimal | Number with up to two digits after the decimal points. |
| Email represented as a String. | |
| Integer | Number with zero decimal points. |
| IP Address | Variable character field that stores IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation represented as a String. |
| Other Date | Date, which can be selected with a calendar widget. |
| Reference | Query that displays records from another table. The data type includes a match criteria field and qualifier conditions that you can set. |
| String | For 255 characters or less, the string field is a single-line text field. |
| Sys ID \(GUID\) | Field that contains a unique identifier for each record. |
| True/False | Boolean field that appears as a one-digit integer. |