Field reference

Every core module in Coverbase is backed by one published set of fields. That same set drives the dashboard and the API, so a field you can filter on in a list is a field you can sort by, save into a view, branch a workflow on, and query programmatically — under the same name.

Filters and saved views

The Add filter menu on every list page is built from this field set. A saved view stores the filter tree, the sort, and the visible columns.

Sorting

Fields marked sortable can order any list page or query response.

Workflow conditions

Automations evaluate the same fields against a target record. See Workflow engine.

Query API

POST /v1/<resource>/query accepts the same field paths as a JSON rule tree.

Reading the catalog

The field catalog lists every field by module. Each row gives you:

Column	What it means
Field	The label shown in the dashboard.
Group	The submenu the field sits under in the Add filter menu, or `—` for a top-level field.
Filter path	The identifier used by the query API, saved views, and workflow conditions.
Type	The kind of value the field holds, which decides the available operators.
Values	For choice fields, the accepted values. For reference fields, the workspace list the picker reads from.
Operators	The comparisons the field supports.
Sortable	Whether lists and query responses can be ordered by the field.

Field types

Type	Description
Text	Free text. Supports substring matching.
Number	Numeric value, including counts of related records.
Date	A point in time. The dashboard picker also offers relative windows such as “1 month ago”.
Yes/No	A boolean flag.
Choice	A fixed set of values defined by Coverbase.
Reference	A pointer to one other record, such as a user or a status.
Multi-reference	A set of related records, such as tags or owners.
Structured	A nested object, filtered by key.

Operators

Operator	Applies to	Meaning
is / is not	Most types	Exact match against a single value.
any of / none of	Choice, Reference	Match against a list of values.
contains / does not contain	Text	Substring match.
after / on or after / before / on or before	Date	Compare against a point in time.
greater than / at least / less than / at most	Number	Numeric comparison.
between	Date, Number	Inclusive range, given as `{"from": …, "to": …}`.
any of / none of	Multi-reference	The record is related to at least one, or none, of the selected values.
all of / not all of	Multi-reference	The record is related to every selected value. Extra values still match.
all are	Multi-reference	Every related record equals the selected value.
empty / not empty	Most types	The field has no value, or has any value.

Fields this catalog does not list

Custom fields

Custom fields are defined per workspace, so they cannot be listed here. They appear in the same filter menus alongside the built-in fields once configured. Custom fields can be attached to vendors, services, engagements, contracts, assessments, assessment responses, controls, findings, and reviews. See Custom fields.

Renamed terms

Your workspace can rename core terms — vendor, service, action, task, finding, follow-up, issue, assessment, and control. Labels in this catalog use the Coverbase defaults, so a field labelled Vendor reads as Supplier if that is your workspace’s term. Filter paths never change, so integrations and saved views are unaffected by a rename.

Detail-page-only content

Some record content is displayed but not filterable — free-text notes, activity timelines, document previews, and AI-generated narrative summaries. Those are documented with their module under Products.

Export columns

Data exports carry their own column set, which overlaps with but is not identical to this catalog. See Export.

Using a field path

A filter path is stable and safe to hard-code. Send it to POST /v1/vendor/query as a rule tree — path is the filter path split on its dots, op is one of the field’s operators, and combiner is all (AND) or any (OR). This returns high-risk vendors whose next assessment is already due, soonest first:

{
  "filter": {
    "combiner": "all",
    "children": [
      {
        "rule_type": "field",
        "path": ["inherent_risk_level_id"],
        "op": "in",
        "value": ["cbsclvl_2Nk8xQ", "cbsclvl_7Pd1zR"]
      },
      {
        "rule_type": "field",
        "path": ["next_assessment_date"],
        "op": "lte",
        "value": "2026-06-30T00:00:00Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "sort": [{ "path": ["next_assessment_date"], "direction": "asc" }],
  "limit": 50,
  "offset": 0
}

Groups nest, so a children entry can itself be a combiner group when you need mixed AND/OR logic. See Conventions for authentication, the response envelope, and pagination.

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Field reference

Filters and saved views

Sorting

Workflow conditions

Query API

Reading the catalog

Field types

Operators

Fields this catalog does not list

Using a field path

Filters and saved views

Sorting

Workflow conditions

Query API

​Reading the catalog

​Field types

​Operators

​Fields this catalog does not list

​Using a field path

Reading the catalog

Field types

Operators

Fields this catalog does not list

Using a field path