A data component holds the data that flows through the stream, that will be displayed and edited in forms, and that will appear in generated documents and email messages.

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The stream definition can have multiple data components. It will always contain at least one primary data component--a master record that can encompass multiple kinds of child records., or child data components. If needed, additional primary data components can be defined, as well.

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The stream record is the name given to the collection of data stored in the data components for one instance of the stream. (It is called an "instance" because, whenever a new form is submitted,  the data is stored in a data component defined by that version of the stream--essentially a copy of the stream definition, including it's process definition, forms, roles, and other stream components. That mechanism allows new versions of a stream to be created without interrupting the processing of previously-created stream records.)

 

Field Attributes

Data Components contain different kinds of fields to hold different kinds of data. 
The attributes of fields include:

• Title - Label displayed in the user interface.
• Name - The internal name used in expressions, templates, record-summary fields.
• Type - One of the many available field types.
• Required - A document record cannot be created or updated unless a value is present.
• Additional Properties
  • Encrypt this field
    For a Text field, select encryption to hide sensitive information. 
  • Label/Value pairs
    For enumeration fields, specify the labels users see, and the value stored for each choice.
  • Support User Preference
    This option appears for the Enumeration and Smart Object fields. (see below)
  • Document List options
    For a Document List field, select the document record, the field to sort on, and the sort order.
    

​User Preference Options

Turning on the User Preference Option for the 'Correspondence' field shown below allows
each user to specify their default choice for that field. When a new-record form which
contains that field is displayed, the field is automatically pre-filled with their choice.