Custom Field

Every form in Howinibs has a standard set of fields. If you need to capture some information, but there is no standard Field available for it,

You can go to and add the Field in a particular Form or a Document type (hereafter referred to as DocType) .

To access Custom Field, go to:

> Home > Customization > Form Customization > Custom Field

You can also go to the list view of any DocType and select Customize from the Menu options.

Go to the Custom Field list and click on New.
Document: Select the Document in which you need to add the Custom Field.
Label: Enter what Label would you like to give to your Custom Field.
Field Type: Howinibs already has a set of Field Types defined which can be fetched from this drop-down menu. You can select the Type of your Custom Field from within this menu.
Update.

Learn more about Field types .

You can also go to and add, edit or remove a Field in a particular Form.

Options: This Field comes into picture when you would want your data to be specific or specify the data. E.g., when you have selected the Field to be a 'Select Field', you would be required to enter the selection options here.
Fetch From: When you want your Custom Field to be 'Link Field', you would be required to specify the Form to which this Field is to be linked. E.g., you want to create a Custom Field 'Project' in the DocType 'Item'. You would be required to enter to specify your Field Type as 'Link' and enter 'Project' in the Fetch From Field to ensure that the Field is updated with the list of all the required DocTypes.
Fetch If Empty: This check-box will ensure that this Field will be not overwritten based on Fetch From if a value already exists.
Default Value: Enter the default value of the Field which you would want to be fetched for this Field.
Depends On: You can define a condition here for the Field to be displayed. E.g., in the DocType Item, two fields 'Asset Category' and 'Asset Naming Series' will only appear if the Field 'Is Fixed Asset' is checked. The dependency condition here would be is_fixed_asset.
Field Description: You can add the description of the Field here which can be displayed below this Field.
Width: This will define the width allocated to this Field while viewing the Form in a Grid View.

Is Mandatory Field: This box can be checked if you want to make this Field mandatory while submitting a DocType.
Unique: Check this box when you want the value of this Field to be unique. This can be done in cases where the Custom Field is for a code or an Identification Number. E.g., Item Code in case of Item, GST Number in case of Customer.
Read Only: When you want this Field to be a read only or a non-editable Field. In this case, the value of the Field shall be auto-fetched from other fields.
Hidden: Check this Field when you want this Field to be hidden, or to hide an existing Field.
No Copy: Checking this box will restrict copying of this Field in the DocType.
In List View: This will make the field visible in the List View of the DocType.
In Standard Filter: The field will become a standard filter in the List view of the Document.
In Global Search: When this box is checked this Field can be searched form the Global Search.
Bold: This will make this Field type bold, this adds more value to the Field.
Report Hide: This field will not be visible in the reports when you check this box.
Ignore XSS Filter: This will allow you to view this Field without the HTML tags.

Custom fields by default add a prefix of `custom_` to fieldname. This is done to avoid a potential clash with current/future standard fields
If your customizations require a specific fieldname you can rename any existing custom field by going to Custom Field doctype and clicking the "Rename Fieldname" button.