View source for Custom Field IDs

The '''Custom Field IDs''' section of the '''Edit [[Custom Fields|Custom Field]]''' page can be used to reduce variable processing time for fields such as [[Web Page View]] and [[MS Word Merge]].<br>
This is appropriate for instances that have a very large number (in the hundreds or thousands) of [[Custom Fields]].

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*'''Custom Field IDs''' allows you to specify the [[Custom Field ID|field IDs]] of the custom fields that are being referenced from within the field (for example, on a [[Web Page View]]). Instead of the [[SmartSimple]] system processing all possible variables, it will simply process the variables specified.<br>
*You should use the ''Extract IDs'' link to auto-populate the field with the [[Custom Field ID|appropriate IDs]].
*Clicking on the ''Display Field Names'' will show you the Custom Field names associated with the IDs listed.


'''Important''': This should only be used if all the variables within the Custom Field are found at the same level as the Custom Field. 
:''For example, if the Web Page View field is at Level 2 you should only populate the Custom Field IDs section if all the variables listed on the Web Page View are found at Level 2. They can be anywhere at level 2 (on Types, within Dynamic Control Fields, etc).''
If you need to refer to custom fields on other levels or on [[contact]]s, [[organization]]s, etc., then you should leave the '''Custom Field IDs''' section blank.

==See Also==
* [[Custom Field ID|Determining the Custom Field ID]]
* [[Custom Field Type: Display Only – Web Page View]]


[[Category:Custom Fields]][[Category:Variables]]