Create Fields with Schema Builder
Add new custom fields to an object right inside Schema Builder.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience |
| Available in: All Editions |
| User Permissions Needed | |
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| To create fields in Schema Builder: | Customize Application |
- From Setup, enter Schema Builder in the Quick Find box, then select Schema Builder.
- Click the Elements tab.
- Click a field and drag it onto an object on the canvas.
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Enter a field label.
Salesforce populates Field Name using the field label. Field Name can contain only underscores and alphanumeric characters, and must be unique in your org. It must begin with a letter, not include spaces, not end with an underscore, and not contain two consecutive underscores.
When creating a custom field, ensure that its name and label are unique for that object. If a standard and custom field have identical names or labels, the merge field displays the custom field value. If two custom fields have identical names or labels, the merge field can display an unexpected value.
If you create a field label called Email and a standard field labeled Email exists, the merge field is unable to distinguish between the fields. Adding a character to the custom field name makes it unique. For example, Email2.
- Enter a description of the custom field.
- Enter help text to detail the purpose and function of a custom field.
- Enter a default value to automatically insert a value of a custom field when a new record is created.
- Depending on the custom field type you chose, enter any remaining field attributes.
- Click Save.
Any field you add through Schema Builder isn’t automatically added to the object’s page layout. You must edit the page layout to specify where the field should be displayed.
