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Flow Question Types for Data Capture
Data Capture forms support specific question data types. The data type that you select when you create an assessment question maps to a standard flow screen component.
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Data Capture forms support specific question data types. The data type that you select when you create an assessment question maps to a standard flow screen component.
| Available in: Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Enterprise and Unlimited Editions |
| Available in orgs where Field Service and Discovery Framework are enabled. |
This table lists the supported question data types and shows how each data type maps to a flow screen component.
| Question data type | Flow screen component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Checkbox | Checkbox | Select true or false. |
| Date | Date | Select a date. |
| DateTime | Date & Time | Select a date and time. |
| Decimal | Number | Enter a number that contains a decimal point. |
| File | File Upload | Upload and attach files to records. |
| Integer | Number | Enter a number. |
| Multi-select | Checkbox Group | Select more than one picklist value from a list that you define. |
| Radio | Radio Buttons | Select one from a limited number of options. |
| Select | Radio Buttons | Select a single picklist value from a list that you define. |
| Text | Short Text | One-line text input field. Enter any combination of letters, numbers, or symbols, up to 255 characters. |
| Text Area | Long Text | Multiline text input field. Enter any combination of letters, numbers, or symbols, up to 1000 characters that appear on separate lines. |

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