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Custom Field

Name (singular): Custom Field
Name (plural): Custom Fields
Alias (uri): custom_field
Identifier (ID): cerberusweb.contexts.custom_field

Records API

These fields are available in the Records API and packages:

Req'd Field Type Notes
x context context The record type to add the field to
  custom_fieldset_id number The ID of the parent custom fieldset; if any
  links links An array of record type:id tuples to link to. Prefix with - to unlink.
x name text The name of this custom field
  params object JSON-encoded key/value object
  pos number Display order; positive integer; 0 is first
x type text See Types below
  updated_at timestamp The date/time when this record was last modified
x uri text The unique alias for this custom field

Types

Type ID Params
Checkbox C  
Currency Y currency_id (record ID of a currency record)
Date E  
Decimal O decimal_at (number of decimal places; e.g. 4 for 3.1415)
File F  
Files I  
Latitude/Longitude cerb.custom_field.geo.point  
List M context (record type alias)
Multiple Checkboxes X options (one per line, linefeed delimited)
Multiple Lines of Text T format (blank for plaintext, or markdown)
Number N  
Picklist D options (one per line, linefeed delimited)
Record Link L context (record type alias)
Record Links cerb.custom_field.record.links context (record type alias)
Single Line of Text S  
Slider cerb.custom_field.slider value_min, value_max
URL U  
Worker W send_notifications (0 disabled, 1 enabled)

Dictionary Placeholders

These placeholders are available in dictionaries for automations, snippets, and API responses:

Field Type Description
_context text Record type extension ID
_label text Label
_type text Record type alias
context text Context
id number Id
name text Name
pos number Order
search_filter text Search Filter Name
type text Type
type_label text Type Label
updated_at date Updated
uri text Uri

These optional placeholders are also available with key expansion in dictionaries and the API:

Field Type Description
comment_count number Comment count on the record
comments comments Comments

Search Query Fields

These filters are available in custom field search queries:

Field Type Description
context: text Context
fieldset: record Fieldset
fieldset.id: chooser Custom Fieldset
id: number Id
links: links Record Links
name: text Name
pos: number Order
type: text Type
updated: date Updated
uri: text Uri

Worklist Columns

These columns are available on custom field worklists:

Column Description
c_context Context
c_custom_fieldset_id Custom Fieldset
c_id Id
c_name Name
c_pos Order
c_type Type
c_updated_at Updated
c_uri Uri