6.8.3. Manage Custom Fields
This page is the base point for managing custom fields. It lists the custom fields defined in the system. There is also a place to enter a new field name to create a new field.
The "Edit" links take you to a page where you can define the details of a custom field. These include it's name, type, value, and display information. On the edit page, the following information is defined to control the custom field:
name
type
Value constraints (Possible values, default value, regular expression, minimum length, maximum length).
Access (who can read and write the field based on their access level).
Display control (where the field will show up and must be filled in
All fields are compared in length to be greater than or equal to the minimum length, and less than or equal to the minimum length, unless these values are 0 in which case the check is skipped. All fields are also compared against the regular expression; if the value matches, then it is valid. For example, the expression ^-?([0-9])*$ can be used to constrain an integer.
