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Fields in the preferences table
| Key | Database field | Header | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUMID | NUMID | NUMID | The numerical id. |
| ID | ID | ID | The short name of the preference setting. |
| Description | DESCRIPTION | Field | A descriptive text for the preference. |
| Owner | OWNER | Owner | The owner of the preference entry. |
| Dat | DAT | Last update | The date on which the preference was last changed. |
| Value | VALUE | Value | The value of the preference object. |
| Type | TYPE | Type | The field type of the preference object. |
| Actions | ACTIONS | Actions | Allowed actions and their repective permission requirements for this field. |
| Options | OPTIONS | Options | The options from which the preference value shall be selected. |
| Perm | PERM | Permission | If this permission level is set to 'user', the preference will be made available to users and can be edited by users. If set to 'administrator', the preference can only be set by administrators. It is site-specific and will not be overwritten during system-upgrade. If set to 'developer', the preference is only editable by a developer and will be overwritten during upgrade. |
| Valid | VALID | Valid | The valid parameter encodes validity checks for this field. Possible values are 'ne' for 'not empty', min=x (not smaller than x), max=x (not larger than x), maxl=x (not longerthan x bytes), num (is a number), regex=x (follows regular expression x), invregex=x (does not follow regular expression x). |
| RegexDesc | REGEXDESC | Regular expression descriptive text | A description of what the regular expression in the condition field requires. |
| CrossRef | CROSSREF | Cross reference | The cross reference is an instruction for where the options for the field shall be taken from. The cross reference refers to a table and a field which contains the possible values and tells the system whether an empty option shall be included or not. |
| Order | SEQ | Order | The order by which the objects shall be displayed in the list view or in select form fields. |
| Share | SHARE | Shares | The Share field is used to give other users viewing or modifying rights for a certain object. Permissions can be given to specific users, to the group to which the object owner belongs to and to all users. |
Actions in the preferences table
| Icon | Description |
|---|---|
 | display (and edit) the preference |
 | create a new preference |
 | copy the current preference |
 | view preferences |
 | delete the preference |
 | update the preference |