Have clarity on how each component works to unlock additional utility from your system.
Love our systems and want to understand how it works? We’ve broken down all of the parts that make up each component so that everyone has the ability to deconstruct, re-create, and extend their components as they wish. We present this information in a Blueprint.
You can find these blueprints by searching the component name inside the search bar in this academy, near the top of the page. We organize the blueprints as follows:
Each component is made up of databases, which is where the data is stored. Every entry in the database represents a new item of this component. In each blueprint, we list out all the databases that make up the primary function of the component.
For each database, we take advantage of properties to enhance our data definition - so that we can understand more about each entry. We’ll detail the purposes for each property, so you can make good decisions on whether or not each property fits your use case and where modifications may be necessary.
Learn About Database Properties In Notion →
We use properties extensively within our templates, and we have a few standard properties that you will see in most, if not all of our databases.
| Property Name | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Select | To differentiate the different type of data you will be storing in this database, if varies. |
| Details | Formula | To display important information that the database user needs at a glance |
| > Connection | Formula | A separator to partition out the relations in the database. |
| > Information | Formula | A separator to partition out the properties that are information only (no data entry). |
| > Calculations | Formula | A separator to partition out the necessary formulas to calculate important insights. |
There will always be common use-cases for each entry. Thus, we have created templates to help you easily auto-fill properties and data into the page to fit your needs. We will typically have one for every single type of data that is stored. Depending on your own use cases, you may need to add more definition to existing templates, or create new ones altogether.