Key Concepts

Omnismith uses an Entity-Attribute-Value style model with templates as the organizing layer.

Attributes — The Building Blocks

Attributes define what data can be stored.

For a customer, attributes might be:

• Name (text)
• Email (text)
• City (text)
• VIP Status (yes/no)

For a product:

• Price (number)
• Description (text)
• In Stock (yes/no)
• Release Date (date)

Data Types

Type	Description	Example
String	Text fields	Names, descriptions, emails
Number	Numeric values	Prices, quantities, measurements
Boolean	Yes/No values	In stock, active, VIP status
Date	Date without time	Release date, birthday
DateTime	Full timestamp	Created at, last login
File	File attachment	PDF, document
Image	Image attachment	Product photo

Attribute Types

• Dimension — Standard data fields for categorization and filtering
• Metric — Numeric fields optimized for calculations and analytics
• List — Fields with predefined selectable options (e.g. category, status, priority)
• Reference — Fields that create relationships between entities

Templates — The Blueprints

Templates define entity structure by grouping attributes.

A “Customer” template might include attributes like Name, Email, Phone, and City. A “Product” template might have Title, Price, Description, and Category.

Benefits of Templates

• Organized data — Keep your information structured and consistent
• Efficient management — Find and manage records easily
• Uncover insights — Analyze data effectively across records with similar structures

Example Templates

Template	Attributes
Book	Title, Author, Publication Date, Genre, Price
Company	Name, Address, Phone Number, Employees
Support Ticket	Title, Description, Customer, Priority, Status
Product	Title, Description, Price, Color, Size, Brand, In Stock

Entities — The Records

Entities are concrete records created from templates.

If your template is “Customer”, an entity would be a specific customer like “Jane Doe” with all her information filled in. If your template is “Product”, an entity would be “Blue Jeans, Size Medium” with its price, description, and stock status.

Examples

Template	Entity Examples
Book	”Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
Company	”Google”
Support Ticket	”Website login error”
Product	”Blue Jeans, Size Medium”

How They Work Together

Attribute (Name, Price, Category...)
    ↓ attached to
Template (Product, Customer...)
    ↓ used to create
Entity (SuperWidget, Alice...)
    └─ with Values (SuperWidget → $25.99, Electronics)

1. Create Attributes
2. Build Templates
3. Create and update Entities

Tip

Start simple. You can evolve template structure and keep operating without rebuilding your entire model.

See also

• Quick Start
• Attributes
• Templates
• Create and Edit Entities