Entities allow to manage different types of documents in a single collection.
![Entities](/img/help/entities.png)
For example, in the Transports collection you can have the following entities: Car, Plane, Bus, Bicycle.
Add an entity
To add an entity, open the collection and tap on the button (top-right corner).
![Entities](/img/screen/entities-menu.png)
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Select Edit → Entities in the menu.
![Entities](/img/screen/entities-list.png)
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Tap on the button (top-right corner).
Fields
In order to selectively show a field for a specific entity, open a collection → tap on the button.
![Entities](/img/screen/entity-fields-menu.png)
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Select Fields in the menu.
![Entities](/img/screen/fields-entity-1.png)
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Select a field.
![Entities](/img/screen/entity-field-select.png)
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Scroll down and tap on Entity.
![Entities](/img/screen/field-entities.png)
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Select an entity from the list.
Entities in the documents list
In order to display an entity in the documents list, open an entity.
![Entities](/img/screen/entity-display-in-list.png)
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Enable Show in list and tap on Save.
![Entities](/img/screen/entities-docs-list.png)
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Go back to the documents list.