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Attachment Fields

The following table describes field information for a file or URL that you attach to a record in the application. Some fields appear on the Detail pages for the record type you are attaching the file to; other fields appear on the Attachment Edit page.

Review the information in this table to make sure your file meets the file size and file type requirements:

Field

Description

Attachment Name

Name you want to use to identify the file or URL.

Created By

Alias of the person who first attaches the file to the record. System-generated.

File

For a file attachment, the path and filename of the attached file.

Modified By

Name of the person who creates or updates the record followed by the date and time it is created or updated. System-generated.

Size (in Bytes)

For a file attachment, the file size. The limit is 4 MB for each file. The URL link shows a nominal file size of 2 KB.

Type

For a file attachment, the file type, such as .doc for a Microsoft® Word document. For your data protection and security, the application does not allow you to attach certain file types, such as .exe or .zip files. If you try to attach a file with an unsupported file type, you receive an error message.

For a URL attachment, it displays URL.

URL

Complete URL address.


Published May 2008