.. include:: /Includes.rst.txt
.. _columns-group-properties-internal-type:

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internal\_type
==============

.. confval:: internal_type

   :Path: $GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['columns'][$field]['config']
   :Required: false
   :type: string
   :Scope: Display / Proc.
   :Default: db

   Configures the internal type of the group type of the element.
   There are two possible options to choose from:

   folder
      This will create a field where folders can be attached to the record.

   db
      This will create a field where database records can be attached
      as references. As it is the default it can be omitted.

.. deprecated:: 9.5
   The internal types `file` and `file_reference` have been deprecated with
   TYPO3 9 and removed with TYPO3 10. Extensions that used group fields
   with these internal types should switch to use
   :ref:`FAL references <tca_example_inline_fal_inline_1>` based on
   type=inline instead.


Examples
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Internal type `db`- group relation to a single page
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.. include:: /Images/Rst/GroupDb10.rst.txt

.. include:: /CodeSnippets/GroupDb10.rst.txt

.. _tca_example_group_folder_1:

Internal type `folder`
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.. include:: /Images/Rst/GroupFolder1.rst.txt

.. include:: /CodeSnippets/GroupFolder1.rst.txt