Custom field types

Each custom field type encodes validation rules, storage semantics, and how values appear in filters and exports. This reference helps admins pick types that match the real-world attribute you are modeling—money vs text vs dates—and avoid types that invite inconsistent entry.

Analysts and integrators can use it to predict how values serialize in the API and in downstream warehouses.

Overview

Text fields suit narrative or alphanumeric codes with unpredictable shapes; constrain length where possible. Numeric and currency types preserve math-friendly behavior for aggregates, while dates and datetimes should align to your tenant time zone policy.

Single- and multi-select options are ideal for controlled vocabularies like program area or campaign tier; define options centrally and resist one-off ad hoc values. Boolean and URL types round out common patterns. As new types appear (for example rich references to other records), this page will document constraints and migration notes.