Custom Fields window

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Advanced and Professional editions only

The custom_field_16Custom Fields window allows you to define your own properties for guests. To display this window select Edit>Custom Fields... .

Click on add_16Add to add a new custom field. The number of custom fields are limited by the edition selected.

Click on delete_16Del to delete the selected custom fields.

Click on up_arrow_16Up to move the selected custom fields up.

Click on down_arrow_16Down to move the selected custom fields down.

Click OK to accept the changes and close the window. Click Cancel to discard the changes.

The properties of each custom field are:

Property

Meaning

Name

The name of the custom field (maximum 20 characters). No two custom fields can have the same name.

Type

The type of field (see below).

Allowed values

The values the field can take. The user can only set this for Selection types.

Default value

The value set by default for new and existing guests.

Notes

Notes on the field. This appears as a tooltip when you hover over the corresponding control.

The types of custom field are:

Field type

Allowed values

Yes/No

Yes or No.

Text

Any text.

Number

Any whole number (integer) between -2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647.

Currency

Any floating point number  between -21,474,836.48 and 21,474,836.47. Accurate to two decimal places.

Selection

One of a comma separated list of items defined in the Allowed values column.

Tags

0, 1 or many comma separated items.

You cannot change the type of a custom field after you have clicked OK. You can delete it and replace it with a custom field with a different type and the same name, but you will lose all the values set for the original custom field.

See also:

Custom fields