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description: The field properties pane in AppGini allows you to configure the properties of fields in your tables.
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keywords: field properties, field properties pane, appgini field properties, appgini field properties pane, media tab, lookup field, options list, calculated field, data format, technical documentation
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# Field properties pane
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### Read Only
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If checked, this field will be displayed in the detail view but not editable.
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This is useful in many scenarios, including forcing a default value (or automatic value), calculated fields, fields that are populated using custom code or a third party app, .. etc.
If you check this option, the current field will be the primary key of the current table.
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In AppGini, Every table must have a single primary key field in order to uniquely identify records of the table (multi-field primary keys are not supported by AppGini).
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### Rich (HTML) area
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If checked, this field will be displayed as a rich area in the detail view. A rich area provides advanced formatting features not available in a normal text area. For example, you can change the font/font size, colors, add links, add photos, ... etc.
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### Unique
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The data values in this field cannot be repeated if you check this property. This is similar to the Primary key property except that unique fields can be empty (null).
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If a user tries to enter a value that already exists into a unique field, they'll see an error message like the one below.
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### Data format > Format this field as
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Use this option if you want to apply a special format to the data stored in this field.
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Examples of special formats include currency formats, Date/time formats, ... etc.
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You can add or edit data formats by editing the file 'C:\Program Files\AppGini\add-ons\dataFormats.cfg' in a text editor.
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You can add or edit data formats by editing the file `C:\Program Files\AppGini\add-ons\dataFormats.cfg` in a text editor.
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Rules: Each data format on a separate line. The line begins with the description of the data format, followed by a semi-colon (;) and a space, followed by the format code (written in MySQL syntax). The description of the data format can't include semi-colons.
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