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== Compound fields ==

Compound fields are fields that have subfields within them, each with their own name. You don't compound fields in one go, but set the components individually. Subfields have names of the form  mainfieldname_subfieldname.

One of the most commonly used compound fields is the "Creators" field. It has a names subfield "creators_name" and an ID subfield "creators_id" which is most often used for email addresses.

Here is an example of setting the creators field:
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title,creators_name,creators_id
Setting compound fields.,"Bloggs, Joe;Doe, John","joe@bloggs.com;john@doe.com"
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If you import this record and then examine the view items screen you will find that the "Creators" field has been setup with the values displayed in a table.