Customizing Fields

Custom fields are fields that you define yourself to cater for areas of interest to your organization. You are able to define custom fields for your guest Someone who is permitted to access the enterprise network or Internet through your Network Access Server. Also, as ClearPass Guest, a configurable ClearPass module for secure guest network access management. Access permissions are controlled through an operator profile that can be integrated with an LDAP server or Active Directory login. accounts as well as edit the existing fields.

In addition you can delete and duplicate fields. For your convenience you are also able to list any forms or views that use a particular field In a database or a user interface, a single item of information; attribute..

 

Fields that have a lock symbol () cannot be deleted.

To work with fields or create a new field, go to Configuration > Pages > Fields. The Customize Fields list view Page in the application that displays data but does not contain interactive fields the user can modify. Usually a table listing things like accounts or other sets of data and providing links to related actions or forms. opens.

Figure 1  The Customize Fields List View

All fields that have been defined are included in the list. To display only the fields that have been created, click the Custom Fields Only link in the bottom row of the list view. To return to displaying all fields, click the All Fields link.

You can click a field's row in the list or use the links provided on the page for additional options:

The Customize Fields List

Field

Description

Edit

Edit a field's basic properties. The Edit Field form Interactive page in the application where users can provide or modify data. opens. You can make changes to the description or other properties. For an existing field, the name and type cannot be changed. See Creating a Custom Field .

Duplicate

Creates a copy of the field to use as a basis for a new field. The field is copied and the new field is added to the list with a number appended to the end of the field name—for example, if you were to duplicate the card_code field, the duplicated field would be card_code_1. To rename the field, click Edit.

Show Forms

Expands the row to display a list of forms that use the field. You can click the Edit Fields link next to a form in this list to edit the form’s fields. You can click the Use link to open the form that uses that field. If the field is used on multiple forms, you can select which form you would like to view.

Show Views

Expands the row to display a list of views that use the field. You can also click the Edit Fields link next to a view in the list to edit the view’s fields. You can click the Use link to open the view that uses the field. If the field is used on multiple views, you are able to select which view you would like to see.

Delete

Deletes the field. You will be asked to confirm the deletion. A message indicates when the deletion is completed.

Only fields that do not have a lock symbol in the Type column can be deleted. A field that is currently in use on a form or view cannot be deleted.

Customize Forms & Views

To customize forms and views within the application, click this link in the upper right corner. The Customize Forms & Views list view opens.

Create new field

To create a new field, click this link in the upper right corner. The Define Custom Field form opens. See Creating a Custom Field .

Reset all to defaults

To reset all fields in the list to default values, click this link in the upper right corner. You will be asked to confirm the change.

For information on properties of some specific fields, see Business Logic for Account Creation.