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- https://help.close.com/feature-guide/custom-fields
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Custom fields purpose Report an error
“Custom Fields in Close are flexible and can be used for many different purposes. They allow you to store attributes about your Leads and Contacts.”
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Custom field assignment types Report an error
“Lead custom fields - assigned to Leads and are visible within the Lead page”
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Custom field types Report an error
“There are different types of Custom Fields you can create.”
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Custom field hidden API Report an error
“Hidden (for API use only): a field that is never displayed to the users in Close, but can be useful for API integrations. Accepts any data type from JSON, including lists and objects. These fields can’t be used for a lead search e.g. "custom.My custom field": "some value" and are not visible in export.”
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Custom field sortable types Report an error
“You can sort Text, Number, Date, and Date & Time types of Custom Fields.”
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Custom field restrict editing Report an error
“If you turn on Restrict Editing only selected users (within certain roles) will be able to edit/delete those custom field values, but the values will still be visible to all users.”
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Custom field empty visibility option Report an error
“Custom Fields can also be edited to be shown on all Leads, regardless of whether there is a value assigned. By default, Custom Fields are hidden until populated”
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Custom field bulk editing Report an error
“Add a Custom Field in bulk to a list of Leads by using the Bulk Editing tool on the Leads page.”
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Custom field type conversion Report an error
“You can safely change a custom field from type Choices (single) to Choices (multiple) and from User (single) to User (multiple). However, changing a multi-value custom field back to single-value drops all the existing values.”
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Custom fields creatable during import Report an error
“Custom Fields can be added to each Lead individually, during a data import, or by bulk editing a list of Leads.”
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Single currency only Report an error
“Close doesn’t support multiple currencies and their exchange rates just yet. However, you can pick the main Currency on the Settings > Organization > General page and it will be used in various places across the whole application”