Lookups

Lookups are the reusable named values you pick from elsewhere in NowBoard: Rooms, People, Categories, Subcategories, Buildings, Departments and Tags. Setting them up here means you pick from a tidy list instead of typing the same name differently every time.

What a lookup looks like

Each lookup has a name, an optional code, an icon and a colour, so it's easy to recognise in a list. Subcategories can be nested under a Category using the Parent field. A lookup marked System was created automatically and can't be deleted, only hidden.

Where lookups are used

Lookups appear wherever you tag or categorise something elsewhere in NowBoard, including Menus, Timetables, Announcements, Media, Property and Vehicle listings, and Emergency messages. Add or edit a lookup on the fly from most of those pages, or manage the full list here.

Hiding and deleting

Turn a lookup to Hidden to remove it from autocomplete lists without deleting it or losing anything that already uses it. Tick Show hidden above the table to see hidden lookups again. Use the bin icon to delete a lookup permanently; this isn't available for System lookups.