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Chapter 2: Quick Start Short Cuts 2-13
Adding and Editing Custom Fields
Custom fields are very useful for entering additional descriptive information. For
example, a corporate buyer may want to add a custom field to designate vendors
as primary or secondary sources in
Address view.
You can add six types of custom fields to your entries: Text , Date , Time , Numeric ,
Checkbox , and List . Explanations are as follows:
Select: When your data is:
Text letters, numbers, and symbols
Date calendar dates
Time 12-hour or 24-hour time format
Numeric real, integer, or currency type numbers
Checkbox
ö
= Yes and
ø
= No
List a list of items
Note: The List field lets you select a list of items for this field. Custom Lists must
first be created in Setup in the apps. application before you can add them to your
entries as List fields. In addition to two default lists provided with your Avigo
( Method and Type ), fourteen additional lists may be created. Each List may contain
up to sixteen items. For more information, see To create and edit a List in Setup
in this chapter.
What follows are the steps for adding and editing Schedule custom fields.
To add and edit a Schedule custom field:
List custom fields must first be created in Setup in the apps. application before you
can add them to your entries. For more information on creating and editing List
custom fields, see To create and edit a List in Setup in this chapter.
Text , Date , Time , Numeric , and Checkbox custom fields may be created directly
within applications such as To Do , Memo , Address , and Schedule , etc., by opening
the Schedule view menu and selecting Custom fields... The Custom Fields screen will
be displayed. When you tap on a blank line under Field name , a keyboard will
appear for you to enter the new custom field name.
After creating the custom field name, you can open the pop-up list under Data type
to display a list of custom field types (including List ). Select a data type for each of
the new field names from the pop-up list.
1. Open the Schedule application.
2. Open the menu and select Custom fields... to display the Custom Fields screen.