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Overview
Administrators can edit an existing Select List field. Applying edits to an existing field will affect all object types related to the field.
A text field allows users to enter a single line or multiple lines of plain text or rich text formatting, depending on the field’s settings, with optional concatenations and form translations.
User Account Requirements
The user account you use to log into Resolver must have Administrator permission to edit a field.
Related Information/Setup
Please refer to the Creating a Text Field article for further information on adding a new plain text field.
Navigation
- From the Home screen, click the Administration icon.
Administration Icon
- From the Administration Settings menu, click the Admin Overview link.
Admin Overview Link
- From the Admin: Overview screen, click the Fields tile under the Data Model section.
Fields Tile
- From the Admin: Fields screen, enter a Field Name in the Search field to narrow down the search results.
Search Field
- Click on a plain text Field link.
Plain Text Field Link
Editing a Plain Text Field
- From the Admin: Edit Field screen, users cannot edit the Field Type field. Instead, you must create a new field.
- Enter a new field name in the Field Name field.
Field Name Field
- Click the Lock icon to unlock and edit the Unique Name field. It is strongly recommended that you do not change the unique name as its default value is used throughout the Core system and altering it may interfere with existing data.
Lock Icon
- A Confirmation screen will appear, indicating that changing the unique name can interfere with existing data as it is used throughout the system.
- Click the Unlock button to unlock and edit the Unique Name field.
Unlock Button
- Enter a new long name in the Long Name field. The Long Name field can include an alternate name, alternate spelling, or additional instructions. The Long Name can appear on configurable forms.
Long Name Field
- Enter a new description in the Description field. The Description field can be used for additional information.
Description Field
- Change the Text Type by selecting the corresponding radio button next to the text type you want to select:
- Single Line: Creates a field that is a single line of plain text.
- Multiple Line: Creates a field that is multiple lines or a paragraph of plain text.
- Rich Text Format: Rich Text Format fields can only be created when created a new field and cannot be changed or selected when editing a field.
Text Type Field
- Click the Configure Value Concatenation link to pull data from properties (including the Location property and its address components) and fields to automatically populate the values into the plain text fields. For more information, please refer to the Creating a Concatenation on a Text Field article.
Configure Value Concatenation Link
- Enter a new amount in the Minimum Characters field. If there is an amount in the Maximum Characters field, the minimum number must be less than or equal to the maximum.
Minimum Characters Field
- Enter a new amount in the Maximum Characters field. if there is an amount in the Minimum Characters field, the maximum number must be greater than or equal to the minimum.
Maximum Characters Field
- Any Object Types the field has been added to will appear in the Related Object Types section.
Related Object Types Section
- Click the Done button. Any changes to the field's settings are applied to all related object types.
Done Button