Once you have set up a database activity you need to set up the required database fields.
To create the fields for your database:
- On the database setup page, select the field type you want to add from the Create a new field dropdown menu.
- Enter a field name and a field description. The field name is used to create the templates, so make it unique and long enough to be descriptive, but not too long to retype.
- If necessary, add/select the options for each field type. For example, you can set the height and width of the text area generated by the textarea field.
Next steps
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