Field types in Content Understanding

Field types determine what kind of information is extracted from a document and how that information is stored or displayed in a use case.

The following field types are available to administrators when configuring fields for use cases.

Note:

Some field types convert the extracted value into a standard format. For more information, see Data normalization.

Table 1. Field types

Field type	Description
Boolean (True/False)	True or false value. In document Q&A, this value appears as a "yes" or "no" answer. If enabled by the administrator, the answer may include an AI-generated explanation, which may not always be accurate. Available for questions defined in the use case setup.
Date	Date displayed in the format extracted from the document. Available for fields and tables defined in the use case setup.
Decimal	Number with up to two decimal places (for example, 12.5 or 12.55). Available for fields and tables defined in the use case setup.
Float (floating point number)	Number with up to seven decimal places (for example, 12.0 to 12.0000000). Available for fields and tables defined in the use case setup.
Integer	Whole number (for example, 12). Available for fields and tables defined in the use case setup.
Reference	Reference to a field on another table. For example, the Caller field on the incident table is a reference to the User [sys_user] table. For more information, see Reference field type. Available for fields and tables defined in the use case setup.
Text	Text value. Available for fields, tables, and questions defined in the use case setup.