Adding New Custom Data Types

In addition to the predefined custom data types, you can add your own custom data types for use.

Procedure

  1. From the youraccount/Settings menu, click Custom data types.
  2. In the Custom data types area, click Add a new type to add a custom data type:
    1. In the New Type Name text box, enter a data type name.
    2. Select a basic data type. By default, String is selected.
    3. Configure a constraint according to the data type. See Data Types and Constraints for more details about how to configure constraints for each data type.
  3. Optional: Click Import to import custom data types from a JSON file.
  4. Click Save to save the created data types.
  5. Optional: Click Export to export the data types to a JSON file.

Result

You can assign a created data type to a column by clicking the data type of the column. A custom data type is marked with an asterisk (*).