Depending on which data type the item attribute is and on the settings in the Data Inventory Manager the control / widget is different.
{| class="wikitable"
! Data type Type in DIM
! Setting in DIM
! Example
! Control / widget
|-
| System / String
| No
| Land ID
| [[Image:Local_ID_Gen.png]]
|-
| System String / StringText| NoOnly for CDFs
| Land Name
| Text Field
| [[Image:Textbox.png]]
|-
| System String / StringText| NoOnly for CDFs
| Major Impacts
| Text Area
| [[Image:Textarea.png]]
|-| CDF / Text Field| Yes| Informant Name| Text Field| [[Image:Textbox CDF.png]]|-
| CDF / Text Field
| Yes