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Revision 3 (Tharuka Pathirana, 2010-08-09 11:52) → Revision 4/29 (Mischa The Evil, 2010-10-12 03:53)
h1. Custom fields {{>toc}} Custom fields allow you to add additional information to several types of data used in Redmine. See '[[RedmineCustomFields#Custom-field-types|custom field types]]' for all types of data which come with support for custom fields. Each custom field can be defined to be of a [[RedmineCustomFields#Custom-field-supporting-data-types|certain type]]. h2. Custom field types on Projects, Issues or Users. A custom field can be of one the following types: * *Integer*: positive or negative number * *String*: one single line of input * *Text*: multiple lines text * *Date*: date * *Boolean*: checkbox * *List*: drop down list Some validations can be defined for each custom field: * *Min - max length* : minimum and maximum length for the field (0 means that there is no restriction) * *Regular Expression* : a regular expression can be used to validate the field content Examples: ^\[A-Z]{4}\d+$ : 4 capital letters followed by one or several digits ^[^0-9]*$ : characters only - no digits * *Possible values*: possible values for the "List" fields. One line for each value. h2. Custom field supporting data types h3. Fields for Issues * *Trackers*: TBD * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save an the issue * *For all projects*: if checked, this field is used for the issues of all the projects. If unchecked, each project can choose whether or not to use the field for its issues (see [[RedmineProjectSettings|Project settings]]). * *Used as a filter*: TBD * *Searchable*: TBD h3. h2. Fields for Spent time Spent-time entries * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save a spent time the spent-time entry h3. h2. Fields for Projects * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save a the project h3. Fields h2. Field for Versions * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save a version h3. Fields for Users * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save a the user * *Editable*: field which is editable by [[RedmineAccounts|Redmine users]] h3. Fields for Groups * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save a group h3. Fields for Activities (time tracking) * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save an activity h3. Fields for Issue priorities *Note*: issue priority custom fields are not (yet) used in the Redmine core, though other plugins or themes _can_ use them * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save an issue priority h3. Fields for Document categories *Note*: document category custom fields are not (yet) used in the Redmine core, though other plugins or themes _can_ use them * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save a document category