Custom Fields

Custom Fields are not typically required, but you must check with your SmashFly Customer System Administrator for their custom field requirements.

Custom Field Labels and IDs

SmashFly Customer System Administrators can view their custom field Labels and Field IDs in the SmashFly Configuration module under Contacts > Custom Fields.

Custom Field Code Values

Field values that include special characters must be wrapped in beginning and ending CDATA tags.

For custom fields that allow for selection (Drop-Down, List Box, Radio Button List, and Check List field types), the code values for the options that are available for selection must be passed in the API. The codes for each field can be found by the SmashFly Customer System Administrator in the Configuration module under Contacts > Custom Fields > options (for the relevant field).

Custom Field Categories

SmashFly allows a limited number of each category of custom field, as described in the following table.

Field Category	Field Node	Allowed Number of Fields of This Category	Field Type	Length Limit (in characters)
Short Text Field (Text Box or Selector)	ShortTextField1 through ShortTextField30	70	String	50
Medium Text Field (Text Area)	MediumTextField1 through MediumTextField5	15	String	256
Long Text Field (Text Editor)	LongTextField1 and LongTextField2	10	String	4,000
Date Field	DateField1 through DateField10	10	Date/Time	YYYY-MM-DD [hh:mm:ss[.mmm]]
Numeric Field (Integer Text Box)	NumericField1 through NumericField10	10	Float	Supports up to 2 decimals