Custom Field Type: Computed - Hidden Value
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General Description
This field type is used to store a value that you do not want to display to the user, but that you may wish to use in a calculated value field or a report.
Field Options
Option | Description | Format |
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Custom Field ID | The unique ID number associated with the custom field. | Not Applicable |
Field Type | The list of available Field Types. | @fieldtype@ |
Field Name | The name of the field, used internally to reference the user's input; | @fieldname@ |
Caption | The leading question or prologue before the field. | @caption@ |
Display Order | The order (relative to other fields) in which this field is displayed. | @displayorder@ |
Description | Definition and general description of the custom field. Will not be displayed. | @description@ |
- Track Changes: Keeps track of changes made to this field.
- On New Record: Controls how the field should be displayed until record has been saved once.
- Always Display: Field will be exposed both before and after the record is saved.
- Hide on New Record: Field will be hidden until record is saved.
- Only Show on New Record: Field will be exposed until record is saved, and then it will be hidden. This option is useful for fields that provide instructions for filling out forms before saving.
Special Options for Field
- Default Value
- Visibility Condition: See the Visibility Condition Wiki page.
- Field Permission Matrix: See the Field Permission Matrix Wiki page.
- Value Storage: Enables linking two different custom fields to the same user data. See Value Stores To page.
- Role - Field Permissions: These settings allow you to control by Role who is allowed to view and/or modify the field.
- Status - Field Permissions: These settings allow you to control by the Status of the record whether or not the field can be viewed and/or modified. (Only present within the Universal Tracking Application)
- Type - Field Permissions: These settings allow you to control by the template of the record whether or not the field can be viewed and/or modified. (Only present within the Universal Tracking Application)