What is a Data Document?

A data document is the core building block in AnyDB. It contains structured data fields and represents a single business entity or record.

Data Documents are

• are extremely powerful and allow you to connect one data document with another data document
• are designed to be flexible, allowing you to capture and manage various types of information

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Consider a business record like a customer profile. It includes various fields such as:

• Name
• Email
• Phone Number
• Address
• Personal ID
• Age

It can be represented as a data document in AnyDB as follows:

Here's an actual example of a customer profile data document in AnyDB:

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Spreadsheet-Like Interface

Data documents are presented in a grid layout, familiar to anyone who’s used a spreadsheet. This makes it easy to:

• Input and edit data quickly
• Navigate using keyboard shortcuts
• Apply conditional formatting
• View linked relationships

That example customer profile can be visualized in a spreadsheet-like format with each cell representing a field and its value.

Here's an actual example of a customer profile data document as a grid in AnyDB:

Note:
While AnyDB looks like a spreadsheet, it’s built for structured data and business processes and many excel compatible formulas—not for complex calculations, very large data sets, pivot tables, or scripting.

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AnyDB Cells & Grid Positioning

What is an AnyDB Cell?

An AnyDB cell is the smallest unit of data inside a data document.

Each cell has:

• A label (e.g., "Email", "Amount", "Due Date")
• A value (the actual data)
• A grid position (e.g., B2)

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How AnyDB Cells Differ from Spreadsheet Cells

Feature	AnyDB Cell	Spreadsheet Cell
Named Fields	✅ Yes	❌ No
Data Types	✅ Text, dropdowns, files, links, images, etc.	✅ Mostly text, numbers, and formulas
Relational Links	✅ Can link to other data documents	❌ Typically flat and isolated

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