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Typed in once, or counted for you.

Every object carries the fields its type describes — numbers, choices, dates, files, links to other objects. Some you type in. Others are counted from the objects it holds or the ones that point at it, and recounted the moment those change.

  • recounted on every change
  • count · sum · avg · min · max · first
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lantern coffee · launch plan Plan Launch · Nov 3 Morning rush launch Pre-order and the outdoor counter live at SoHo on November 3 4 of 10 done 40% To do · 4 Doing · 2 Done · 4 Order three outdoor tables Priya Train the team on app orders Sam Launch day, Nov 3 Maya Measure the 8:00 wait again Maya Sidewalk café permit Maya App: pickup time slots Jun Measure the 8:00 wait Maya Agree the counter spot Maya Mock up the pre-order screens Jun Build the pickup counter Elio Maya
lantern coffee · launch plan Plan Launch · Nov 3 Morning rush launch Pre-order and the outdoor counter live at SoHo on November 3 4 of 10 done 40% To do · 4 Doing · 2 Done · 4 Order three outdoor tables Priya Train the team on app orders Sam Launch day, Nov 3 Maya Measure the 8:00 wait again Maya Sidewalk café permit Maya App: pickup time slots Jun Measure the 8:00 wait Maya Agree the counter spot Maya Mock up the pre-order screens Jun Build the pickup counter Elio Maya
lantern coffee · launch plan Plan Morning rush launch 4 of 10 done 40% To do · 4 Doing · 2 Done · 4 Sidewalk café permit App: pickup time slots Measure the 8:00 wait Agree the counter spot Mock up the pre-order screens Build the pickup counter Maya

Say where a value comes from.

A field is typed in, picked from another object, counted from other objects, or numbered in order. Typed in covers text, numbers, yes or no, a choice from a list, formatted text, a list of name–value pairs and files.

  • typed in
  • picked
  • counted
  • numbered
lantern coffee · types

A number that counts itself.

A counted field sums, averages or counts the objects a container holds, or the objects that point at this one — and it can filter them first, so it counts only the ones that are open. Change one of them and the total changes with it.

  • count · sum · avg · min · max · first
  • where status = open
lantern coffee · types

Totals nobody retypes before the review.

A card for a group shows the sum of its members and how many of them are open. Nobody added those numbers up: change a member's value and the group's card changes on every board that draws it.

  • sum of what it holds
  • drawn live
lantern coffee · new york
Upper West SideOpen$2,684↘ −1.0%SoHoOpen$2,418↗ +7.0%ManhattanTOTAL2 of 2 openSALES TODAY$5,10285%sum = $2,684 + $2,418

Count what was already counted.

A count can read another count. A plan sums its stages, and each stage counts its tasks; move a task to Done and the stage, the plan and its progress bar change in one step.

  • two levels, one step
  • progress is drawn, never stored
lantern coffee · types

Links to other objects, and numbers in order.

A reference field holds another object — an owner, an epic, an objective — and that object can tell who points at it. A counter hands out numbers in order with the type's prefix, and a number once given stays.

  • reference
  • counter · FEAT-1, FEAT-2…
lantern coffee · types