Custom field types

Helix ALM includes the following custom field types. Custom fields can help you capture additional information about items.

See Adding custom fields for information about adding custom fields to items.

Check box

Provides a check box used to indicate if a value applies or does not apply.

Customers

Provides a list of customers in the project to select. Supports selecting single or multiple values.

Date/time

Accepts a date or date/time value.

Decimal number

Accepts a numeric decimal value.

Dropdown

Provides a list of values to select. Supports selecting single or multiple values.

Hyperlink

Accepts an address to a web page or file, which is displayed as a hyperlink. Click the field text to open the link.

Integer

Accepts a numeric value. Decimal values are not supported.

Multi-line text

Accepts multiple lines of text and other content. You can change the text formatting in these fields and insert images, tables, hyperlinks, and stamps. See Working with text fields.

String

Accepts an alphanumeric text value.

Users

Provides a list of users in the project to select. Supports selecting single or multiple values.

Users and customers

Provides a list of users and customers in the project to select. Supports selecting single or multiple values.