Field properties

When you create a custom field you are prompted to enter a number of properties to identify it in Designer Studio and to set certain behaviours. This information is stored in the Additional Information pane for each field.

Field Properties
Property	Description	Options
Name	Specifies a user-friendly name for the field, e.g. A New Field.
Description	Specifies a brief description of the field.
ToolTip	Specifies a ToolTip for the field.
Field name	Specifies a system name for the field. This is for internal use only and is constructed automatically, without spaces, based on the user-friendly name entered, e.g. ANewField. It can be changed manually before saving, but cannot be amended after.
FQN (Fully Qualified Field Name)	(Read only) This is a unique name that identifies the field. This is for internal use only and is constructed automatically using the entity prefix and the field name above, e.g. Matter.ANewField. If you change the field name then the FQN changes too.
Data type	Specifies the data type that the field will evaluate to.	Text Date Number Logical
Length	Specifies the number of characters accepted by the field. Only applies to fields of data type Text and Number.	1 to 255
Decimal places	Specifies the number of decimal places. Only applies to fields of data type Number.
Allow negative	Specifies that the field can accept a negative value. Only applies to fields of data type Number.
Field type	Specifies the type of field. When Pick List and Formula are selected a further setting is required (See below).	Address Field Formula Key Date Limitation Date Pick List
Control type	Specifies the type of control used to display the field at run-time. The options displayed are dependent on the data type. For example, if a data type of Text is selected, then the control types offered will be Single Line Textbox and Multi Line Textbox.	Address Picker Checkbox Date Picker Drop Down Box Multi Line Textbox Numeric Textbox Single Line Textbox
Formula	(Formula only) Specifies a formula to populate the field, which must provide the appropriate value. For example, a field with a data type of Text must use a formula that provides a text value.
Pick list	(Pick List only) Specifies a pick list to populate the field, which must provide the appropriate value. For example, a field with a data type of Text must use a pick list that provides a text value.

Note Not all properties can be changed once a field has been created. See Edit a user-defined field.