diff --git a/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs b/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs
index f39846b..07de4f3 100644
--- a/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs
+++ b/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 use std::fmt;
 
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum FieldType {
     StaticString(StaticString),
 }
 
-impl FieldType {
-    pub fn new(ftype: &str) -> FieldType {
-        StaticString::new()
-    }
-}
-
 impl fmt::Display for FieldType {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
@@ -19,16 +12,22 @@ impl fmt::Display for FieldType {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
+impl From<StaticString> for FieldType {
+    fn from(data: StaticString) -> Self {
+        FieldType::StaticString(data)
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct StaticString {
     data: String,
 }
 
 impl StaticString {
-    pub fn new() -> FieldType {
-        FieldType::StaticString(Self {
-            data: "".to_string(),
-        })
+    pub fn new<S>(name: S) -> Self
+    where
+        S: Into<String>,
+    {
+        Self { data: name.into() }
     }
 }
 
@@ -38,27 +37,38 @@ impl fmt::Display for StaticString {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod fieldtypes {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn create_fieldtype() {
-        let ftype = FieldType::new("StaticString");
-        assert!(ftype.to_string() == "", "Should return an empty string.");
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod staticstrings {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
     fn create_static_string() {
-        let field = StaticString::new();
+        let data = "some data";
+        let field = StaticString::new(data);
         assert!(
-            field.to_string() == "",
-            "New should return an empty string."
+            field.to_string() == data,
+            "\n\nGot:  {}\nWant: {}",
+            field.to_string(),
+            data
+        );
+        let ftype: FieldType = field.into();
+        assert!(
+            ftype.to_string() == data,
+            "\n\nGot:  {}\nWant: {}",
+            ftype.to_string(),
+            data
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn accepts_string() {
+        let data = "actual string";
+        let field = StaticString::new(data.to_string());
+        assert!(
+            field.to_string() == data,
+            "\n\nGot:  {}\nWant: {}",
+            field.to_string(),
+            data
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/morethantext/mod.rs b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
index ce91f5d..71ed011 100644
--- a/src/morethantext/mod.rs
+++ b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ impl Record {
         }
     }
 
+    /*
     async fn update_field(&self, name: String, data: FieldType) {
         let mut map = self.data.write().await;
         map.insert(name, data);
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ impl Record {
             None => None,
         }
     }
+    */
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -235,6 +237,7 @@ mod tables {
 mod records {
     use super::*;
 
+    /*
     #[async_std::test]
     async fn update_fields() {
         let rec = Record::new();
@@ -258,6 +261,7 @@ mod records {
         let output = rec.get_field(name).await;
         assert!(output == None, "Should return an option.");
     }
+    */
 }
 
 /*