Display Control Custom Fields are used to present content or organize the layout of a page, rather than collect and store data from users. Some display control types show text, variables, or HTML in view mode, while layout types group fields into tabbed sections or add a title bar to structure a page. Because these field types are display only, they store no data in the database.
Who: Global administrators and system administrators
When to Use Custom Fields: Display Control Types
Use a Display Control Type custom field when:
- A display field type, such as Display - Text and Variables, fits content that must show text, variables, or HTML without storing a value.
- A layout field type, such as Layout - Tabbed Section, fits a page that must group related custom fields under tabs.
- A layout field type, such as Layout - Title Bar, fits a page that must separate its sections with a heading bar.
- Presenting instructions, warnings, or alerts using the Display - Message field type with different options for visual presentation.
Display Field Types
Display custom field types present content to users in view mode.
Display - Countdown Timer
The Display - Countdown Timer custom field presents a countdown timer on the form based on a specific date and time field that determines the deadline for the countdown. This field type is commonly used for presenting the time remaining to submit the form prior to a deadline. No data is stored to this field type.
Display - Message
The Display - Message custom field presents text content in a box to the user on a form in one of four message formats with corresponding icons: Instruction, Warning, Error, and Success. No data is stored to this field type.
Display - Text
The Display - Text custom field presents simple text without any formatting. No data is stored to this field type.
Display - Text and Variables
The Display - Text and Variables custom field presents content that can contain HTML, references to text fields, variables, and expressions. It stores no data and operates only when the parent entity is viewed directly or through a list view.
Layout Field Types
Layout custom field types organize how custom fields and sections appear on a page.
Layout - Tabbed Section
The Layout - Tabbed Section custom field creates a tabbed section that groups custom fields under one or more tabs. Set the Values field to the number of columns in the section. For usability and accessibility, keep this value at 1.
Layout - Title Bar
The Layout - Title Bar custom field presents a title bar that separates and organizes the data on a page.