Saved Questions-change field type

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Hi there,

I’m new to Metabase and I need some help:

I’d like to redefine the field type in a table which is created via SQL, i.e. it should be of Category Type.
I can see that I can redefine the field types in the tables of the databases so far. And that there is also the folder " saved questions".
This is way I wanted to save my sql-query in these “saved questions”, that I can redefine it in the way as the database table fields.

But when I save my query, it will not appear in the folder. I can still see it under my collection of queries, is there a way to put it also in the “saved questions” folder in the Data Reference?

Or is there another way to change the field type? I do not know much about Java Script or GitHub or Druid.

Thanks for your help!

MacOs, Metabase v0.29.3 and Chrome Version 66.0.3359.181

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Hi Sina,

To redefine field types simply click on the variable icon and edit your settings there:

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I believe the "Saved Questions" is a special category in the data reference tab that covers any question you've saved in Metabase. Generally for organization, one should use "Collections" in Metabase: https://metabase.com/docs/v0.22.0/administration-guide/06-collections.html

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding your question, please let me know if this isn't helpful and what I'm missing.