Custom fields

In the profile of a project you can define your own fields for data entry. There is currently a limit of ten user-defined fields describing plots and plot observations, ten for species and ten for individual plants.

To create a custom field, click on the three dots next to an available field (custom fields are located at the bottom of the profile's variable list). This will open the dialogue shown above. Fill it in and tick the box if you want to use the new variable. The available fields are

Field Name *	The field name
Type *	A pick list of categories that define where the field appears in the plot data entry. This is only relevant for user-defined fields related to plots and plot observations. It is also used when exporting to Veg-X.
Scale *	Scale level of the new variable (pick list: nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio). Used when exporting to Veg-X.
Units	The unit in which the variable is measured (e.g. m). Only shown with level interval/ratio. Used when exporting to Veg-X.
Categories	Categories used for ordinal or nominal scale variables. The values are entered in the form of a semicolon-delimited list, e.g. good;fair;bad, and then used to provide a pick list for the respective field.
Method	The method used to collect the data. Used when exporting to Veg-X.
Input *	A variable that affects how the keyboard is opened (numbers or letters). This is ignored if categories are provided.
Default	As the name suggests: a default value.

* required

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