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Custom fields

Custom Fields

Creating Custom field

To create a new custom field press New custom field button. This will open a new modal where is possible to create three different types custom fields

CF Free text
  • Name – display name for custom field

  • Type – free text enables functionality to manually add text for created custom field

  • Connected entities – features where custom field will be used

    • None selected - custom field is not used anywhere

    • Dataset

    • Object

    • Attribute

    • Glossary

    • Business rule

    • Term

    • Test case

  • Required - makes filling in the custom field for entities required

  • Add – creates a new custom field

CF Textarea
  • Name – display name for custom field

  • Type – textarea enables popup window to add large text for created custom field

  • Connected entities – features where custom field will be used

    • None selected - custom field is not used anywhere

    • Dataset

    • Object

    • Attribute

    • Glossary

    • Business rule

    • Term

    • Test case

  • Required - makes filling in the custom field for entities required

  • Add – creates a new custom field

CF Select
  • Name – display name for custom field

  • Type – select enables choosing one active value

  • Options

    • Custom options

    • User selection

    • Term selection

  • Connected entities – features where custom field will be used

    • None selected - custom field is not used anywhere

    • Dataset

    • Object

    • Attribute

    • Glossary

    • Business rule

    • Term

    • Test case

  • Required - makes filling in the custom field for entities required

  • Add – creates a new custom field

CF Multiselect
  • Name – display name for custom field

  • Type – multiselect enables choosing multiple active values

  • Options

    • Custom options

    • User selection

    • Term selection

  • Connected entities – features where custom field will be used

    • None selected - custom field is not used anywhere

    • Dataset

    • Object

    • Attribute

    • Glossary

    • Business rule

    • Term

    • Test case

  • Required - makes filling in the custom field for entities required

  • Add – creates a new custom field

CF Date
  • Name – display name for custom field

  • Type – enables choosing a date

  • Connected entities – features where custom field will be used

    • None selected - custom field is not used anywhere

    • Dataset

    • Object

    • Attribute

    • Glossary

    • Business rule

    • Term

    • Test case

  • Required - makes filling in the custom field for entities required

  • Add – creates a new custom field

Edit custom field

For editing press Edit Custom Field icon in custom field table to open edit modal.

CF Free text
  • Name – display name for custom field

  • Type – free text enables functionality to manually add text for created custom field

  • Connected entities – features where custom field will be used

    • None selected - custom field is not used anywhere

    • Attribute

    • Dataset

    • Object

    • Term

    • Test case

  • Required - makes filling in the custom field for entities required

  • Default value - default value for the field

  • Add – creates a new custom field

Same editing principles apply for other types of custom fields as well.

Editing custom options

Custom field options
  • Click plus-circle icon to add a new option.

  • Hovering over an existing option will display icons for editing and deletion.

Required custom fields with defaults

In views which require filling required custom fields, users can pre-fill currently blank fields with default values.

Custom field fill with defaults
13 January 2026