Edit User Field

Depending on whether the field is predefined or user-defined, different settings can be made here. For predefined fields it is not possible to change the key or the type of the field.

Properties

The following properties of a field are available:

  • Key - a unique key for this field. Once created, it cannot be changed. The key is used for internal assignment and is not displayed in the productive interface. Keys may only consist of lowercase letters and may only occur once in the system.
  • Label - is the visible label of the field to the users. For user-defined fields, the name can be stored for multiple, arbitrary languages. For predefined fields, the translation plugin must be used and the label is not available in the edit interface
  • Description - a longer description of the field.
  • Data type - determines what data will be entered into this field. The type of predefined fields cannot be changed.
    • Note: Changing the data type of an existing field deletes all previous data for that field from all users.
  • Default value - depending on the data type, a default value can be stored. The exception are some predefined fields for which no default value can be specified. If a new user is created afterwards, the default value is already set for the corresponding field.
    • Note: if a default value is added to a new field, all existing users will adopt this value.
  • Selectable values - for user-defined fields with the data type Selectable values, a list of values that can be selected for this field in the user's master data is stored here.
    • Own values can be entered - option that allows to store other values in the user's master data, too.
    • Multiple values can be selected - option that allows to store multiple values in the master data.
  • Visible - specifies for which users this field is visible. It is possible to hide a field completely or show it only to administrative users.
  • Editable - specifies whether every user can change this field themselves, or whether certain permissions must be available for that.
    • Note: a read-only field can be changed by the system, e.g. Task Planner, regardless of the setting.