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Creating Custom Fields

Custom fields are used when people are searching for a group to join from the Groups web application (InFellowship). See Custom Fields for details and case study examples.

To create custom fields:

1. Click Groups > Administration > Custom Fields. The Custom Fields list appears.
2. Click Add. The Create a new custom field workflow appears.
3. On the Create Custom Fields tab, type the label for the custom field in the Field Name text box. This option appears when a group is created and allows the group creator to select the appropriate option.
4. Select one of the following from the Field type drop-down list:
   • Multi Select Option—allows group leaders to select more than one option to apply to the group for search purposes.
   • Single Select Option—allows group leaders to select only one option to apply to the group for search purposes.

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5. Optionally, type a description in the Field description text box. The description appears along with the field label when a group is created. It could be a sentence describing what is required for this custom field.
6. Click Next to move to the Arrange User Choices tab.

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7. Type option names in the available fields for user choices.
8. Optionally, you can use the up and down arrow image beside one of your options to rearrange its order in the list. Simply click and drag up or down.
9. Click the Add another link if you need extra option boxes.
10. Click Save custom field.

Next, you must apply the custom field to the group types that will use the field and then you will create a search category so people can find groups by these custom field selections.