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Creating Individual Sport or Departmental Custom Fields
Creating Individual Sport or Departmental Custom Fields
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Written by Jeremy Eubank
Updated over a year ago

Module: Settings
โ€‹Page: Sport, Department

Custom Fields will allow you to store information about a contact in ARMS (Recruit/Student-Athlete/Constituent) that is specific to your sport or department.

Individual Sport Custom Fields

From the Settings module:

  • Click on the Sport page

  • Click on the individual Sport Name

  • Click on the tab for Recruit Fields or SA Fields

When adding a custom field you will be required to select:

  • a Name - this is the label for the field as displayed on the profile

  • a Category - this is the tab where you will find the field on the bottom of the profile

  • a Type - this is how the information will be entered. Textbox - a free-form text field, Textarea - a paragraph field or Picklist - a drop-down list of options to select from

Helpful Hint: Use the Picklist Type when there is a defined selection of responses such as Yes/No, Red/Blue/Green, 1st/2nd/3rd. This will reduce confusion with the staff and keep your data clean.

Department Custom Fields

Department Custom Fields are displayed on the contact profile for all sports and are managed by Administrative Staff.

From the Settings module:

  • Click on the Department page

  • Click on the tab for SA Fields or Recruit Fields

When adding a custom field you will be required to select:

  • a Name - this is the label for the field as displayed on the profile

  • a Category - this is tab where you will find the field on the profile

  • a Type - this is how the information will be entered. Textbox - a free-form text field, Textarea - a paragraph field or Picklist - a drop-down list of options to select from

Helpful Hint: Use the Picklist Type when there is a defined selection of responses such as Yes/No, Red/Blue/Green, 1st/2nd/3rd. This will reduce confusion with the staff and keep your data clean.

Department Custom Fields can optionally be Year Specific. This means that the value entered will only display for the Academic Year selected at the top of the profile.

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