How do I create custom fields in the Contacts App?

Updated on June 26, 2020 04:48AM by Admin

In addition to the fields (attributes) present by default in the Contacts App, you can also add new fields to the records based on your business purpose.

  • Login to your Apptivo account and navigate to the Contacts App of Apptivo. Select Settings from the App Header.
Settings

  • In the Settings page, choose Customize App → Master Layout. The Master Layout page comes into view.
Master Layout

Different Attributes in the Contacts App

    • Text - You can use this attribute to add the text field to the Master Layout.
    • Date - Adding date to the records becomes easier with this attribute.
    • Number - Generate numbers to your records with Number attribute.
    • Currency - Currency attribute enables you to add Currency values.
    • Radio - Opting a particular value from a number of values becomes simpler with Radio feature.
    • To Words - To Words allows you to convert numbers to words.
    • Toggle - Toggle enables you to answer true or false for a particular attribute value. It is a modern way of yes/no option.
    • Dropdown - Add dropdown to your layout with this feature.
    • Multi-Select - Select a number of options from a list with Multi-select feature.
    • Link - Adds website addresses or any other link to your Master Layout.
    • Textarea - This attribute adds custom text area to the Layout.
    • Address - You can add an address with this attribute.
    • File- Use this attribute to browse files and attach it to your records.
    • Spacer - Add space to your Master Layout with this attribute.
    • Function - Mathematical calculations are done with this attribute.
    • Ref App Field - Fetch data from a reference app using this attribute.
    • Ref App - Use this feature to link your record with a reference app.
    • Phone - Add additional phone numbers to your record with this attribute.
    • Email - Add additional emails to your record with this attribute.
    • Account - Link accounts to your contact record with this.
    • Counter - You can add pre-defined counter values so that the numbers are auto-increased.

Steps to Create Custom Field

  • To add a new field, drag and drop any attribute from the Palette section in the right panel. Consider adding a date attribute to the Master Layout.
Date Attribute

  • Once the date attribute is added, click on it to view the Inspector tab.
Inspector Tab

  • In the Inspector tab, you can customize your custom date attribute.

Custom

  • In the Custom section, you can change the name of the date attribute. You can also set the Label Visibility.
  • Label Visibility can be used to configure whether the name of the date attribute should be displayed or not.
Custom

Standard Behaviour

  • From Standard Behaviour, you can set the natural behavior of the attribute. By default, the date format is set to Default by Country. It is a non-editable field.
  • You can decide whether to enable tracking or not. If tracking is enabled, you can see the history of values associated with the date attribute.
  • On enabling the Disallow Past Date, you can add past dates from the date of creation of the contact.
Standard Behavior

Default Behavior

  • In this section, you can set a default value for the date attribute. You can set the date to be a static or dynamic value.
  • If static is selected, you can set a default date value.
  • If dynamic is selected, you can set a custom date criteria that changes according to your configuration. For instance, you can set the date to be today’s date.
Default Behavior

Help Properties

  • Using Help Properties, you can add help text for the date attribute.
Help Properties

Visibility

  • You can set the visibility conditions of the date attribute.
Visibility

  • If the toggle is disabled, then the attribute is hidden while creating or editing contacts.
  • If you want the date attribute to be visible only during particular circumstances, enable the conditions toggle after enabling the visibility toggle.
  • In the Conditions section, you can set the Driving attribute and Driving values.
  • It refers to the attribute and the corresponding values to check the condition.

Mandatory

  • To make the date attribute as a mandatory field, enable the toggle.
Mandatory

Search

  • In the search section, you can decide whether the date attribute should appear in the advanced search.
  • You can also set the privileges based on which the employees can access.
  • By enabling the mandatory toggle, the employees must by default add the date value while conducting Advanced Search.
Search

Function Security

  • You can control who can view and access the date attribute by enabling the Function Security toggle.
  • Only those employees who have the selected privileges can create, view, or edit the custom date attribute.
Function Security

  • Once the configuration is complete, save the changes. The attribute will appear as per your modification while creating or editing a contact.
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