Components of columns and measures

Each column and measure has a set of components that are configured as you add them. When adding an advanced column or measure, you may need to configure these components manually. Here's a reference to understand what the components mean:

component	required by	description
kind	all	The ingredient type, either Dimension (for columns) or Measure (for column measures).
field	all	The instructions for what will display in the app. These instructions can be simple (e.g., a reference to a single field) or more complex.
id_field	Optional for columns	Specify a custom unique identifier for columns. Especially useful for selections and filtering in unique cases.
singular	all	The label displayed for measures or when a single column value is selected.
plural	all columns	The label displayed when more than one column value is selected.
format	measures and time columns	The number or date format to be displayed.
icon	all	The Font Awesome icon to display with your ingredient. By default, columns have check-square, time columns have calendar, place columns have map-marker-alt , and measures have hashtag .
latitude_field	place columns	Used in place columns to set the latitude field.
longitude_field	place columns	Used in place columns to set the longitude field.
lookup	none	See lookup columns section.
buckets	none	See bucketed columns section.
buckets_default_label	none	See bucketed columns section.
reverse	measures	By default, higher numbers are deemed better. To flip this, add reverse: true to the measure definition.