Creating custom fields

To create custom fields in Oomnitza, select Customization from the module of your choice.

To add a new field, click Add in the upper right of the page.

You can customize your field in the following tabs:

Information

Dropdown

Display option

Information

Use the Information tab to define the field name and specify a data type.

Name: The name under which the field appears.

Data type: What kind of data the field allows. The options are as follows:

Short Text - Allows the user to enter text up to 256 characters.
Long Text - Allows the user to enter text up to 1024 characters.
Numeric - Allows for entry of integers up to 20 digits.
Decimal - Allows for entry of decimals.
DateTime - Allows for entry of dates, gives a date box when clicked. For further information, refer to Creating Date and Time fields.
Checkbox - Allows for a checkbox or boolean field.
Users List - Provides a list of users.
Location - Provides a list of locations.
Custom Object Lookups - Additionally, any "Lookup" type custom objects that you've created can be created as a custom field to allow you to look up that variety of object. These fields are identified by the name of the custom object.

Editable: Determines whether or not the field is editable by the user. Uneditable fields can only be modified via the API or by a connector.

Unique: Forces data entered in the field to be unique.

Mandatory: Forces the user to enter something in the field before they're able to save or create the object.

Dropdown: Only available for short text fields. Will make the dropdown field available so you can use the newly created field as a dropdown.

Default Value: Allows you to set a default value for a field upon the creation of a new object.

Help Text: Allows for the addition of text that describes a field. Help text can be seen within the detail view of the assets module.

Add Updates to History: When unchecked, will prevent changes to the field from being added to an assets' history or from triggering workflows.

Dropdown

If you've selected a short text data type, and indicated that the field is a dropdown, you have the option to enable the autocomplete input option in the Dropdown tab. This field automatically populates suggested values based on previous entries. You can also define the sorting order of the list. Click either A-Z to sort ascending or Z-A to sort descending.

Display option

Use the Display option tab to define how you wish your field to be displayed.

Paired Fields

A paired field is a field you want to pair your field with, for example you might want to pair currency amount with currency type (USD). For further information, refer to Creating filtered dropdown menus.

Relational Fields

Relational Fields are a powerful tool that lets you specify that a field should appear only if another criterion has been met. For example, you could have fields that only appear for laptops, or for mobile devices, or possibly have fields that only appear at certain locations. For further information, refer to Using relational fields to show or hide fields.

Filtered Dropdown

A filtered dropdown is a dynamic dropdown, where the options of the second or third dropdown depend on the content selected in the first dropdown. For further information, refer to Creating filtered dropdown menus.

Using relational fields to show or hide fields