(Only visible to users with the Modify custom field definitions privilege) The Custom fields page in the General settings view is where you define custom fields and custom data types for your system entities.
Custom fields tab
The Custom fields tab lists all custom fields defined in your system and allows you to add new ones.
Each custom field is characterized by the following properties:
- Entity icon/Field name
- Custom field name and the entity type using it.
- Data type
- Custom field data type. The default data types are:
- Text
- Alphanumeric text.
- Numeric
- Integers in the range -2147483648 to 2147483647.
- Decimal
- Real numbers from -1E28 to 1E28.
- Date
- Gregorian calendar date.
- Date/Time
- Gregorian calendar date and time.
- Boolean
- Boolean data, represented by a check box.
- Image
- Image file. The supported formats are: bmp, jpg, gif, and png.
- Entity
- Security Center entity.
- Default value
- Preset default values are provided for certain data types. This column displays the default value that was selected when defining the custom field. The selected value appears when the field is displayed in the specific entity.
- Mandatory
- A value must be provided with this type of field, otherwise the system will not accept your changes.
- Value must be unique
- Indicates a key field. This option does not apply to fields using custom data types.
- Group name/Priority
- Name the custom field is grouped under, and the field’s order of appearance within the group. No group (1) is the default value. Custom fields that belong to no group appear first in the entity’s custom field page.
- Owner
- Name of the Global Cardholder Synchronizer role when the custom field is part of is part of a shared global entity definition.
Custom data types tab
The Custom data types tab lists all custom data types defined in your system and allows you to add new ones.
Each custom data type is characterized by the following properties:
- Data type
- Name of the custom data type.
- Description
- Optional data type description.
- Values
- Enumeration of acceptable values (text strings) for this data type.
- Owner
- Name of the Global Cardholder Synchronizer role when the custom data type is part of a shared global entity definition.