Data Placeholders

Use Type = data when a placeholder should pull a value from Airtable product data.

This page is part of the Placeholder Definitions section.

Required Columns

Column	What it means
Placeholder Key	The key used in templates, without braces.
Type	Must be data.
Source Field ID	The Airtable field ID used to pull the value.

Helpful Columns

Column	What it means
Source Scope	Helpful grouping for editors.
Source Field Label	Human-readable source field name.
Display Strategy	How multiple values should be shown.

Display Strategy

• empty or default:
  • if all values are identical, show one value
  • if values differ, list them with record names
• Minimum value
  • show the smallest numeric value
• Maximum value
  • show the largest numeric value
• All values
  • show all unique values
• All values with name
  • show values with source record names in brackets

Example Keys

• speed
• no-of-analog-in-se
• no-of-analog-in-se-all
• no-of-analog-in-se-max

Common Mistakes

• wrong Source Field ID
• missing Type
• using braces in Placeholder Key
• using Minimum value or Maximum value on a non-numeric field
• spelling the placeholder key differently in different rows

tip

If a data placeholder appears in the middle of a sentence and should start with a lowercase letter, you can use | lower-first in the Text Template.

If a data placeholder should be shown as underlined text, you can use | underline in the Text Template.

note

Data placeholders are about the value itself. Keep the source field and display strategy consistent so editors do not have to guess how a row will render.