Custom Field Type: Text Box– Text Single Line

General Description

A single line of text.

Field Options

• Display Order: The order (relative to other fields) in which this field is displayed
• Tab Name: Displays the field under a given tab
• Field Name: The name of the field, used internally to reference the user's input
• Caption: The leading question or prologue before the field
• Allow Empty: This checkbox allows the field to be left empty
• Searchable: This field can be searched within the tracking application
• Track Changes: Keeps track of changes made to this field

Special Options for Field

• Default Text: The default text that will be displayed in the text box

You can refer to variables as part of the Default Text as explained in this article

You can also hide the caption on the field so that only the text entry box appears:

The result of the custom field will be:

Services

• Enable Map Service: displays the map icon next to the field name that will launch the user’s selected map service and display a map of the content of the field
• Enable People Search Service: displays the search Internet icon next to the field name that will launch a variety of search services and display the contact details from those services
• Enable Organization Search Service: displays the search Internet icon next to the field name that will launch a variety of search services and display the organisations details from those services

Field Validation

• Type: Date, Numeric, Alphabetic
• JavaScript Validation: Yes
• Message: Yes
• HTML Tag: Yes

To turn a text box into a read only box, you can use HTML. Insert the following (readonly class=textreadonly) into the HTML tag:

Value Stores To

• Custom Field: Enables linking two different custom fields to the same user data

Field Formatting Options

• Width: Determines the width of the field, in characters
• Style: Bold, Underline, Italic, Highlight
• Tool Tip: Enter help text to be shown on mouse-over
• Read Only: Checkbox
• HTML Tag: Additional attributes to the field HTML tag
• Visibility Condition: Conditions upon which the field is visible

See also: Changing Text to Uppercase or Lowercase

Role - Field Permissions

These fields allow you to control who is allowed and who is denied viewing and/or modifying the field.