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   <title>5.&nbsp;Custom fields</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="html.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.70.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="Documentation"><link rel="up" href="ch01.html" title="Chapter&nbsp;1.&nbsp;Administration"><link rel="prev" href="ch01s04.html" title="4.&nbsp;Trackers"><link rel="next" href="ch01s06.html" title="6.&nbsp;Issue status"></head><body><a href="http://redmine.rubyforge.org/"><img src="../redmine.png" alt="redmine"></a><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">5.&nbsp;Custom fields</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s04.html">Prev</a>&nbsp;</td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter&nbsp;1.&nbsp;Administration</th><td width="20%" align="right">&nbsp;<a accesskey="n" href="ch01s06.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="d0e160"></a>5.&nbsp;Custom fields</h2></div></div></div><p>Custom fields allow you to add additional information in Projects, Issues or Users. A custom field can be of one the following types:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><span class="guilabel">Integer</span> : positive or negative number</p></li><li><p><span class="guilabel">String</span> : a string of characters - one single line of input.</p></li><li><p><span class="guilabel">Text</span> : a string of characters with multiple lines of input. Differs from String Format by providing multiple lines of input instead of a single line.</p></li><li><p><span class="guilabel">Date</span> : date</p></li><li><p><span class="guilabel">Boolean</span> : true or false (check if necessary)</p></li><li><p><span class="guilabel">List</span> : value to select from a predefined list (aka: scroll list or select box)</p></li></ul></div><p>Validation elements can be defined:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><span class="guilabel">Required</span> : A required field must have input in the forms</p></li><li><p><span class="guilabel">For all the projects</span> : field automatically associated to all of the projects</p></li><li><p><span class="guilabel">Min - max length</span> : minimum and maximum length for the input fields (0 means that there is no restriction)</p></li><li><p><span class="guilabel">Regular Expression</span> : regular expressions may provide validation of the input value</p><p>Examples:</p><p><code class="code">^\[A-Z]{4}\d+$</code> : 4 capital letters followed by one or several digits</p><p><code class="code">^[^0-9]*$</code> : characters only - no digits</p></li><li><p><span class="guilabel">Possible values</span> : possible values for the fields of "List" type. Values are separated by the character |</p></li></ul></div><p></p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d0e235"></a>5.1.&nbsp;Fields for Projects</h3></div></div></div><p></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><span class="guilabel">Required</span> : required field</p></li></ul></div><p></p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d0e246"></a>5.2.&nbsp;Fields for Issues</h3></div></div></div><p></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><span class="guilabel">For all projects</span> : field automatically associated to all project Issues</p><p>If this option is not activated, each project could choose whether or not to use the field for its Issues (please see the project configuration).</p></li></ul></div><p></p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d0e259"></a>5.3.&nbsp;Field for Users</h3></div></div></div><p></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><span class="guilabel">Required</span> : required field</p></li></ul></div><p></p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s04.html">Prev</a>&nbsp;</td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch01.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right">&nbsp;<a accesskey="n" href="ch01s06.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">4.&nbsp;Trackers&nbsp;</td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;6.&nbsp;Issue status</td></tr></table></div></body></html>