List item usage table

This table provides typical or sample locations where list items (stored the Lists area) are used in FLEx. The default list type is also included. Hierarchical lists can have subitems. You can configure lists, or insert custom lists.

List name

FLEx area or list where the list items may be used

Default List Type

Academic Domains

Academic Domains field in each Sense (Lexicon)

Hierarchical

Anthropology Categories

Anthropology Categories field within each Sense (Lexicon), or Anthropology Categories field in fieldnote records (Notebook)

Hierarchical

Complex Form Types

Complex form Type field. (Lexicon)

Hierarchical

Confidence Levels

Confidence field in other lists, such as the Semantic Domains list

Flat

Dialect Labels

Dialect Labels (Entry) and Dialect Labels (Sense) fields (Lexicon)

Flat

Education Levels

Education field in the People list

Hierarchical

Entry Types

See: About entry types

N/A

Extended Note Types

Type field (Extended Note Lexicon)

Flat

Feature Types

Type field (Inflection Features Grammar)

Flat

Genres

For texts, selected as metadata in the Info tabs. You can choose texts by genre.

Hierarchical

Languages

Source Language field (Etymology Lexicon)

Flat

Lexical Relations

Cross References field (entry level) and in the Lexical Relations field (within each sense) in the Lexicon

Flat

Locations

In fields that store locations, such as the Place of Residence field in the People list

Hierarchical

Morpheme Types

Morph Type field (Lexicon)

Flat

Notebook Record Types

Record Type field (Notebook)

Hierarchical

People

In fields that store people, such as the Researchers field in the Semantic Domains list

Flat

Positions

Position field in the People list

Flat

Publications

Fields in Lexicon Edit:

Flat

Restrictions

Restriction field in other lists, such as Confidence Levels

Flat

Reversal Index Categories

Reversal Category field in Reversal Indexes. See Also: About Reversal Index Categories.

Hierarchical (uses the Add from Catalog dialog box)

Roles

With Participants (Notebook)

Flat

Semantic Domains

Semantic Domains field within each lexical sense, and in Collect Words. Classified Dictionary displays them.
See Also:
Export Translated Lists and https://semdom.org/.

Hierarchical

Sense Types

Sense Type field within each Sense (Lexicon)

Flat

Status

Status fields (Lexicon, Notebook, lists, such as Semantic Domains, and so on).

Flat

Text Chart Markers

Text Chart tab (Interlinear Texts)

Hierarchical

Text Constituent Chart Templates

Columns used in the Text Chart tab (Interlinear Texts)

Hierarchical

Text Markup Tags

Tagging tab (Interlinear Texts)

Hierarchical (two levels maximum)

Time of Day

Time of Event field (Notebook)

Hierarchical

Translation Types

Type fields within each Sense (Lexicon)

Flat

Usages

Usages field in each Sense (Lexicon)

Hierarchical

Variant Types

Variant Type fields at the entry level and in Variant Type fields under Variants (Lexicon)

Hierarchical

Related Topics

Add a custom field

Custom List fields overview

Lists overview

Show Hidden Fields