Multi-Field Facts and Single Field Facts are two different formats for storing your metadata. In this article, we will go over when a Multi-Filed Fact or a Single Field Fact is better suited for your data.
Multi-Field Fact (MFF)
If you have multiple pieces of interconnected data related to each document a Multi-Field Fact (MFF) and need to return that document and the data, this is the right format for you! If you just need to search by one of these elements but just need to return the document, then using multiple Single Field Facts will be your best option.
An example of interconnected data is Well Information on a lease, think of the elements of those wells:
API, Status, Well Name, and Well Number. A MFF would capture each of those elements in a separate field, as seen below.
|
Document Name |
Well Info - API | Well Info - Status | Well Info - Well Name |
Well Info - Well Number |
| OGL Lease 123 | 123 | Held | Randy's Well | 5 |
| OGL Lease 123 | 456 | Active | Doug's Well | 6 |
The table above is how the information would appear when exported, which is different from Single Field Facts.
Cons:
- Not available for Relational Libraries Feature
- Not available for bulk update in-app
Single Field Facts (SFF)
Single field fact (SFF) types give you the ability to easily search and update data by the individual data points associated with the Fact. You will have a separate Fact for each kind of data (i.e. API, Well Number, Well Name, etc.). This method is best if you are managing your data point in another system and primarily using this data to aggregate searches. Having single field facts will allow you to perform bulk updates to your Well info and create Relational Libraries.
Cons:
- loses the context of the other related well information.
- More Facts to Review
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