What are Custom Fields? (Project Form / Additional Information)

What is a Custom Field?
A Custom Field is a field in Hydra which allows you to store more information specific to your company.

These fields are flexible, you can use:

Integers / Decimal values
Date
List (dropdown)
Free Text
Traffic Light

How do I use Custom Fields?

Custom Field	Resources	Project	Risks, Issues, Deliverables, Tasks
Where to set up:	Admin > Configuration > Company Preferences 'Resources Custom Fields'	Admin > Configuration > Company Preferences 'Project Custom Fields'	Knowledge > Blueprints > Advanced Setup > Fields
Places seen in Hydra:	Resources > Users > General Information 'Additional Information'	PMO > Projects > + New 'Form' Section	Knowledge > Blueprints > Assets > Deliverables 'Fields' tab
	Resources > Planning > Workload Filter - Advanced Filter	PMO > Projects > Project Details 'Additional Information' Section	Knowledge > Blueprints > Assets > Tasks 'Fields' tab
		Project > Project Home > Overview 'Additional Information' Section	Project > Deliverables > Deliverable Details > Overview 'Form' Section
		Reports > Dashboards > Company Dashboards 'Tabular View' Widget	Project > Tasks > Task Details > Overview 'Form' Section
		Reports > Dashboards > Project Dashboards 'General Project Info' Widget	Reports > Dashboards > Project Dashboards 'Tabular View' Widget

Note: Risks and Issues have some "custom fields" which are provided by the system as a default.

Examples of Custom Fields
You could use Hydra to record Purchase Order information:

Or an NPS score - notice the field has been configured so only a valid range can be entered:

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