Navigate to Contact Custom Fields1.A - Login to thewebconsole, from the dashboard click Settings. 1.B - From settings click Contact Database and choose Custom Fields. 1.C - Click “Add Custom Field”. Note that Contact Custom Fields are fields unique to each contact within your contacts list within Database marketing. If you are using add-on tools such as Membership Manager v2 and you wish to add custom fields that cover all members you would instead use Membership Custom Fields. Adding The Contact Custom Field2.A - Name the custom field, for example Date Of Birth or Favourite Colour. 2.B - Choose an Input Type, you have the below options available: - Small Text: this is to be used for small strings of text
- Large Text: this is to be used for large strings of text exceeding lengths longer than a short sentence
- Select Box: this is to be used for a selection of one option, for example Yes or No
- Multi Select Box: this is to be used for a selection of multiple options
- Address: this can be used for additional address information, note that the Address field is a standard field within the contact database
- Date: this is to be used to capture date information, for example date of birth
- File: this is to be used for file import, for example resume
2.C - Choose whether you want this field to be viewable by the contact, by default this is set to “yes” which it should remain.
2.D - Choose whether the field should be required for fulfillment during sign up processes. 2.E - Once steps 2.A -2D are completed click save. |