[[structure-reference-fields]]

=== Concept: Reference Fields

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Overview of reference fields and their commonly-used types.

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(((Reference field,content)))
(((Reference field,taxonomy term)))
(((Reference field,user)))
(((Field,reference)))
(((Field,content reference)))
(((Field,taxonomy term reference)))
(((Field,user reference)))
(((Taxonomy term reference field,overview)))
(((User reference field,overview)))
(((Content reference field,overview)))

==== Was man wissen sollte

<<planning-data-types>>

==== What is a reference field?

A _reference field_ is a field that represents a relationship between an entity
and one or more other entities, which may belong to the same or different entity
type. The three most commonly-used reference fields are:

Content reference::
  A reference to a content item. For example, you might want to connect recipes
  to the vendors who submitted them. You would set up a content reference field
  called Submitted by referencing Vendor content items on the Recipe content
  type.

Taxonomy term reference::
  A reference to a taxonomy term. For example, you might want to connect recipes
  to their ingredients. You would set up a taxonomy term reference field called
  Ingredients on the Recipe content type. This reference field will point to the
  vocabulary Ingredients.

User reference::
  A reference to a user account. For example, you might want to connect recipes
  with their chefs. You would set up a user reference field called Chefs on the
  Recipe content type.

==== Ähnliche Themen

<<structure-taxonomy>>

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*Attributions*

Written and edited by https://www.drupal.org/u/surendramohan[Surendra Mohan],
and https://www.drupal.org/u/jojyja[Jojy Alphonso] at
http://redcrackle.com[Red Crackle].
