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The referral field<\/strong> is a Collection field that you can include in a CMS Collection<\/a>. Rather than utilizing an option field<\/a> that restricts you to select from a list of predefined values, the referral field allows you to select from any item in another Collection. Subsequently, you can utilize the information of the referred item in Collection lists<\/a> and Collection pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For instance, there might be a text field on a Collection page that is dynamically linked to a Collection named “Recipes”. Then, an item in a Collection named “Authors” (e.g., an author) can be referred to in the “Recipes” Collection using a referral field.<\/p>\n

In case the author is linked to the “Recipes” Collection page through a referral field, and you later update that author\u2019s details, it will automatically update on the Collection page due to the referral field connection.<\/p>\n

Some common applications of the referral field are:<\/p>\n