07-04-2026, 14:11
With Creme 2.8, custom fields have been improved with 2 new features:
- they can get a description; if it's filled, it's used in forms as help text in the corresponding field.
- they can get a default value; if it's filled, it's used in creation forms as initial value in the corresponding field.
The configuration of custom fields has slightly changed in order to get these new features. The form to create a new custom field is now a wizard with 2 steps. In the first one, the description has appeared :
![[Image: creme_28_EN_custom_fields1.png]](https://img.hybird.org/creme/img/creme28/creme_28_EN_custom_fields1.png)
In the second step, you can define a default value (excepted for fields with type "choices" et "multiple choices"):
![[Image: creme_28_EN_custom_fields2.png]](https://img.hybird.org/creme/img/creme28/creme_28_EN_custom_fields2.png)
The form for the related type of entity will look like:
![[Image: creme_28_EN_custom_fields3.png]](https://img.hybird.org/creme/img/creme28/creme_28_EN_custom_fields3.png)
- they can get a description; if it's filled, it's used in forms as help text in the corresponding field.
- they can get a default value; if it's filled, it's used in creation forms as initial value in the corresponding field.
The configuration of custom fields has slightly changed in order to get these new features. The form to create a new custom field is now a wizard with 2 steps. In the first one, the description has appeared :
In the second step, you can define a default value (excepted for fields with type "choices" et "multiple choices"):
The form for the related type of entity will look like: