What are Custom Fields?
The custom fields are the additional fields provided to the customers to use in the given business application context. These fields are not foreseen by Bigin when delivered to the customers but they can add them as needed using toppings. The custom fields that are added to the topping reflects on the user interface of Bigin.
Types of custom fields
There are 17 types of custom fields that you can add to your topping and each type has its own use case. You can check them out from the following table:
The available custom fields are:
| Custom Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Text | A single-line text field allows you to input sequence of characters and numbers with a limit of 255 characters. |
| Integer | This field allows you to input integer numbers with a limit of maximum 9 digits. |
| Percent | This field allows you to input a percentage (%) value with a limit of maximum 5 digits. |
| Decimal | This field allows you to input the decimal values with a limit of maximum 16 digits including the decimal places. |
| Currency | This field allows you to input the currency value with a limit of maximum 16 digits including decimal places. Also, the maximum limit for decimal places is 9 digits and the decimal value is restricted based on the selected rounding option. |
| Date | This field allows you to input the date in MM/DD/YYYY format or pick a date using the Calendar UI. |
| DateTime | This field allows you to input the date and time in MM/DD/YYYY and HH:MM format or pick a date using Calendar UI and select time from the Time drop-down. |
| Phone | This field allows you to input a valid phone number with a limit of maximum 30 digits. |
| Pick List | This field allows you to select a value from the pre-defined set of options. |
| URL | This field allows you to input a web address with a limit of maximum 255 characters. |
| TextArea | The multi-line text field allows you to input the paragraphs of text with a limit of maximum 2000 characters for Small TextArea and maximum 32000 characters for Large TextArea. |
| Checkbox | This field allows you to select whether the given statement is yes (if checked) or no (if not checked). |
| Emails | This field allows you to input a valid email address with a limit of maximum 100 characters. |
| Auto-Number | This field allows you to classify the records using unique numbers, which are auto generated. |
| Lookup | This field allows you to establish the one-to-many relationships between records. |
| Long Integer | This field allows you to input the long integers with a limit of maximum 18 digits. |
| Multi-select Pick List | This field allows you to select multiple values from the pre-defined set of options. |