WEBVTT 00:00:00.150 --> 00:00:02.590 So why are field techs so important? Let's take 00:00:02.590 --> 00:00:06.560 an example of an email address. Now you could format 00:00:06.560 --> 00:00:08.580 that as a plain text field and then users would 00:00:08.580 --> 00:00:10.800 enter so and so at something dot something and it 00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:14.490 would work in most cases. Now the great part 00:00:14.490 --> 00:00:17.840 about choosing a data type is that it provides automatic 00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:21.820 data validation. Someone couldn't enter in an illegal email address, 00:00:21.820 --> 00:00:24.720 because the, they wouldn't be able to save their record. 00:00:24.720 --> 00:00:28.000 Moreover, that functionality of that will later show up in 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:30.020 an app so we will be able to tap that email 00:00:30.020 --> 00:00:33.020 address and it would open a mail-to link and their default 00:00:33.020 --> 00:00:37.770 email application. That's great functionality, so we want to make sure 00:00:37.770 --> 00:00:41.380 to use the data text that users expect for it. If 00:00:41.380 --> 00:00:44.400 it's a calendar, choose the date type. If it's email, choose 00:00:44.400 --> 00:00:48.080 email, etcetera. Now the best way to learn is by doing 00:00:48.080 --> 00:00:50.790 so let's go back with Samantha and Andy and do that.