Fields and templates are metadata types in Laserfiche that allow you to
A field contains a piece of information about a document, such as an author name, an invoice number, a phone number, or an address. A template is a collection of related fields; assigning a template to an entry allows you to assign multiple related field at once. Only one template may be applied to a document or folder at a time. Fields can be added to the entry individually, either alongside or instead of a template, and there is no limit to how many fields can be added.
Field and template information has several purposes. It can provide a quick overview of the content or important identifying
characteristics of a document or folder, such as the document type or category, or the document's author. It also makes it easier to search for an item: you can search for
a document or folder by its template or its field values, allowing you to quickly locate documents based on information such as an invoice number or customer name.