In the CMS, go to E-Commerce → Advanced Content → Custom Fields.
Select the Users table.
The page will load, displaying any existing custom fields for the User table.
Click the Add New Custom Field button.
In Add Custom Field Details, enter the field requirements (for display and entry of values by administrators):
Field Name - a code to identify this field in the database. Alphanumeric only, with no spaces or special characters. Underscore ( '_ ') permitted.
Prompt - the field label displayed next to the field.
Help - additional information about the field displayed.
Data Type:
Text - alphanumeric characters, including spaces, special characters, and html.
Integer - whole numbers
Decimal - numeric data including fractional components
DateTime - calendar dates and times
Boolean - toggle for a 2 value option, e.g. True/False, Yes/No
Display Type - the interface displayed to Administrators on the page the field appears in. NOTE - Display Type options depend on the Data Type selected.
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integer - a whole number
boolean - functionality that only has two possibilities: ON or OFF, YES or NO etc
Display Type
Available for Data Type
Example
Text Box
Text, Integer, Decimal
One line text box
Multi-line Text Box
Text
HTML Text Box
Text
WYSIWYG content editor that allows the text to be formatted
XML Text Box
Text
Dropdown List
Text, Integer, Decimal
Image Selector
Text
Numeric Text Box
Integer, Decimal
Date Picker
DateTime
Time Picker
DateTime
Date/Time Picker
DateTime
Check box (toggle)
Boolean
NOTE - displays as a toggle
Allow Unlimited Text - (for Text Display Type only) tick to allow unlimited amount of text
Mandatory - tick to make the custom field required on the page it displays in.
Active - leave ticked for the field to be in use. Untick to make inactive. NOTE - The field must be active for use with Import Users.
To save Save the custom field, click Save.You You can view the field on the Website Users Maintenance page for a user. . Add the field to your CSV file by adding the Field Name.
