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When defining the field attributes, you must take into consideration the
following attributes:
• Type: The type of the database field determines how the field is used.
There are two main types of fields: index and filter.
An
Index type should be used with a field definition if it is to uniquely
identify a document or if it is frequently used when searching for
documents in the application group. Designating a field as an index
serves to enhance query performance.
A
Filter type should be used if the field does not uniquely identify a
document and it is usually used in conjunction with an index field
during folder queries.
• Segment: Segment is the date or date and time ...