RedmineCustomFields » History » Revision 3
Revision 2 (Mischa The Evil, 2008-12-16 07:26) → Revision 3/29 (Tharuka Pathirana, 2010-08-09 11:52)
h1. Custom fields 
 Custom fields allow you to add additional information 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. You can add more values by clicking on this icon: !/images/add.png! 
 h2. Fields for Issues 
 * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save 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]]). 
 h2. Fields for Spent-time entries 
 * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save the spent-time entry 
 h2. Fields for Projects 
 * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save the project 
 h2. Field for Users 
 * *Required*: field which is required in order to create/save the user