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Category property types

Where in the UI. Structure inspector on a Category property node.

Shared knobs on every property: name, description, default, min/max/pattern, enum values, table schema, aiLookup, scriptWritable, UI hints. Bindings must use the owning category id. Children inherit ancestor properties and should only add deltas.

The list type is on the TypeScript union; the editor’s category import allowlist currently omits it, so a JSON round-trip may drop list properties. Prefer table when you need columns.

Type	Name	Use
`text`	Single-line text	Names, SKUs, short labels.
`multiline`	Multiline text	Notes and longer copy.
`integer`	Integer	Counts. Supports min/max.
`float`	Decimal number	Measurements. Supports min/max.
`boolean`	Boolean	On/off flags.
`date`	Date	Calendar day without time.
`datetime`	Date and time	ISO timestamp.
`color`	Color	Hex/rgba for fills and chips.
`url`	URL	Links; pattern validation allowed.
`email`	Email	Address with format check.
`phone`	Phone	Dialable string.
`enum`	Enum	Fixed options (id, label, optional color/icon).
`image`	Image	Picture stored with the item’s category value.
`json`	JSON	Structured blob. Prefer tables when rows are the model.
`list`	List	Repeated scalar values. Present on the PropertyType union; the editor’s category import allowlist currently omits list, so JSON round-trip may drop it. Prefer table when you need columns.
`table`	Table (CTBL)	Fixed columns, maxRows, rolling or destructive overflow. Compact binary table.
`fileTable`	File table (CSV)	Same columns, unbounded CSV parts on disk. No maxRows.

Source: containd/.../v2/types/category.ts PropertyType.