What is an Email Field?
The Email field is a basic field type that stores email addresses. When storing email addresses in a Data Table, it is important to select the Email field type (rather than a text field type) as the Email field type unlocks your app's powerful email functionality, including the ability to send automated emails from your app.
Email fields come with a default Form Validation Rule. This default form validation rule verifies whether there is an "@" character between at least two alphanumeric characters. If there is no "@" character between at least two alphanumeric characters, the submission will be considered invalid and a default error message, "Please enter valid email address" will display.
You can customize this validation rule as well as set additional validation rules within a Form Component. Please click here to learn more about Validation Rules.
Field Options
Creating or editing Email Fields will have the following options to configure:
Name
This setting allows you to title your email field. For instance, "Email Address" or "Contact Email".
Description
This setting allows you to optionally describe your email field for your own reference.
Unique
This setting allows you to enable whether each email value must be unique from other records' email values.
Default Form Value
This setting allows you to enter a default text or email value to automatically populate within this email field's box when a form loads.