Custom fields

Custom fields

How to add a Custom Field

  1. You have to be an Administrator to add custom fields
  1. Custom Fields are Registry wide

Custom fields allow you to add an attribute to metadata items that aren't included in the standard. For example, a pluralised name for Object Class is a common custom field not available in the standard.

1. Go to "Administrator tools" from your Dashboard side panel. 


2. Select 


3. Select whether you want to add a custom field to "All" metadata item types:

Or, a specific metadata item type:


In this example, we are going to add a custom field for a "plural" to an Object Class. 


4. Select 
5. Then, 

6. Add a Name, the Type of data stored in the field, the System name used for API's, and Help text (if required to describe the field.


7. You can also add in the "Visibility" - who is this custom field going to be visible to
And, the "State" - this can be used to be disable the field, to prevent people from using it.


You can add multiple custom fields by selecting 

To save your Custom fields, select 


Once your Custom Fields are saved, they will show up in the  tab when creating or editing an item:




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