Text field

The Text field type can contain any combination of characters. You can optionally define the following properties:

• Field Label — (mandatory) is displayed on the left from the field on view, edit, and new record pages.

• View Header — (optional) is used in headers of views and reports. If not specified, the Field Label is used.

• View Width — (optional) is used to set width (in pixels or %) of columns in views and reports. If not specified, the browser calculates the width of columns automatically.

• Default Size — The default size of the input field shown in forms (you can override this default as a page-level property using the page editor).

• Length — The maximum allowed length (number of characters)

  Note: The maximum allowed length cannot exceed 100 characters. However this limitation does not apply to external databases. See Using external tables as Platform objects for more information.

• This field allows storing multiple values for supported languages — Check if this field allows multiple values for supported languages (for customers with more than one language assigned; see Language support)

• Input Mask — Allows you to place restrictions on the type and format of data entered in the field. The input mask is applied during input on new, edit, and quick create pages. The input mask can include:

  • The # symbol for numeric character
  • The * symbol for any input character
  • Letters and separators

  For example, the input mask for a phone number might look like this: (###)###-####

  Note: Input masks are not applied during inline editing on a record list page. Disabling inline editing for a field with an input mask can prevent users from entering invalid data. See Advanced field properties for information about enabling and disabling inline editing. See Inline editing for information about inline editing.

• Default Value — Assign a Default Value to the field and select the Assign values for all existing object records now check box when creating the field.

  Note: The setting only applies to new fields. If you update an existing field by adding a default value, existing records will not be updated with the Default Value
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• Advanced Field Properties — For more information, see Advanced field properties.

• Integration Name — The integration name is used to reference this field via merge fields or with Platform APIs.

• Field-Level Help — The Field-Level Help box allows you to define help text for the field that will appear in a popup when the user clicks the help icon next to the field.