global section for the fields.ini file

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Synopsis

The fields.ini file supports a __global__ section that applies to all fields in the current table. This is particularly useful for setting up default functionality that you wish to see on all fields except a few. For example you may wish to have all fields hidden from list view by default, and only explicitly enable a few. Same for CSV export or the details form.

Example 1: Hiding All Fields from List View

In the fields.ini file:

[__global__]
    ;; hide all of the fields from list view
    visibility:list=hidden

[first_name]
    ;; show the first name in list view 
    visibility:list=visible

[last_name]
    visibility:list=visible

;;.... etc....

In the above example we used the __global__ section to declare that we want all fields to be hidden from list view by default. Then we explicitly showed first_name and last_name in list view. In this case only first_name and last_name will appear in the list view.

See Also

• fields.ini file
• visibility:list

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