diff --git a/src/docs/user/configuration/custom_fields.diviner b/src/docs/user/configuration/custom_fields.diviner index cc878ef007..d20734ed27 100644 --- a/src/docs/user/configuration/custom_fields.diviner +++ b/src/docs/user/configuration/custom_fields.diviner @@ -1,207 +1,207 @@ @title Configuring Custom Fields @group config How to add custom fields to applications which support them. = Overview = Several Phabricator applications allow the configuration of custom fields. These fields allow you to add more information to objects, and in some cases reorder or remove builtin fields. For example, you could use custom fields to add an "Estimated Hours" field to tasks, a "Lead" field to projects, or a "T-Shirt Size" field to users. These applications currently support custom fields: | Application | Support | |-------------|---------| | Maniphest | Full Support | | Projects | Full Support | | People | Full Support | | Differential | Partial Support | | Diffusion | Limited Support | Custom fields can appear in many interfaces and support search, editing, and other features. = Basic Custom Fields = To get started with custom fields, you can use configuration to select and reorder fields and to add new simple fields. If you don't need complicated display controls or sophisticated validation, these simple fields should cover most use cases. They allow you to attach things like strings, numbers, and dropdown menus to objects. The relevant configuration settings are: | Application | Add Fields | Select Fields | |-------------|------------|---------------| | Maniphest | `maniphest.custom-field-definitions` | `maniphest.fields` | | Projects | `projects.custom-field-definitions` | `projects.fields` | | People | `user.custom-field-definitions` | `user.fields` | | Differential | Planned | `differential.fields` | | Diffusion | Planned | Planned | When adding fields, you'll specify a JSON blob like this (for example, as the value of `maniphest.custom-field-definitions`): { "mycompany:estimated-hours": { "name": "Estimated Hours", "type": "int", "caption": "Estimated number of hours this will take.", "required": true }, "mycompany:actual-hours": { "name": "Actual Hours", "type": "int", "caption": "Actual number of hours this took." }, "mycompany:company-jobs": { "name": "Job Role", "type": "select", "options": { "mycompany:engineer": "Engineer", "mycompany:nonengineer": "Other" } }, "mycompany:favorite-dinosaur": { "name": "Favorite Dinosaur", "type": "text" } } The fields will then appear in the other config option for the application (for example, in `maniphest.fields`) and you can enable, disable, or reorder them. For details on how to define a field, see the next section. = Custom Field Configuration = When defining custom fields using a configuration option like `maniphest.custom-field-definitions`, these options are available: - **name**: Display label for the field on the edit and detail interfaces. - **description**: Optional text shown when managing the field. - **type**: Field type. The supported field types are: - **int**: An integer, rendered as a text field. - **text**: A string, rendered as a text field. - **bool**: A boolean value, rendered as a checkbox. - **select**: Allows the user to select from several options as defined by **options**, rendered as a dropdown. - **remarkup**: A text area which allows the user to enter markup. - **users**: A typeahead which allows multiple users to be input. - **date**: A date/time picker. - **header**: Renders a visual divider which you can use to group fields. - **edit**: Show this field on the application's edit interface (this defaults to `true`). - **view**: Show this field on the application's view interface (this - defaults to `true`). + defaults to `true`). (Note: Empty fields are not shown.) - **search**: Show this field on the application's search interface, allowing users to filter objects by the field value. - **caption**: A caption to display underneath the field (optional). - **required**: True if the user should be required to provide a value. - **options**: If type is set to **select**, provide options for the dropdown as a dictionary. - **default**: Default field value. - **strings**: Allows you to override specific strings based on the field type. See below. - **instructions**: Optional block of remarkup text which will appear above the control when rendered on the edit view. - **placeholder**: A placeholder text that appears on text boxes. Only supported in text, int and remarkup fields (optional). The `strings` value supports different strings per control type. They are: - **bool** - **edit.checkbox** Text for the edit interface, no default. - **view.yes** Text for the view interface, defaults to "Yes". - **search.default** Text for the search interface, defaults to "(Any)". - **search.require** Text for the search interface, defaults to "Require". Some applications have specific options which only work in that application. In **Maniphest**: - **copy**: When a user creates a task, the UI gives them an option to "Create Another Similar Task". Some fields from the original task are copied into the new task, while others are not; by default, fields are not copied. If you want this field to be copied, specify `true` for the `copy` property. Internally, Phabricator implements some additional custom field types and options. These are not intended for general use and are subject to abrupt change, but are documented here for completeness: - **Credentials**: Controls with type `credential` allow selection of a Passphrase credential which provides `credential.provides`, and creation of credentials of `credential.type`. = Advanced Custom Fields = If you want custom fields to have advanced behaviors (sophisticated rendering, advanced validation, complicated controls, interaction with other systems, etc), you can write a custom field as an extension and add it to Phabricator. NOTE: This API is somewhat new and fairly large. You should expect that there will be occasional changes to the API requiring minor updates in your code. To do this, extend the appropriate `CustomField` class for the application you want to add a field to: | Application | Extend | |-------------|---------| | Maniphest | @{class:ManiphestCustomField} | | Projects | @{class:PhabricatorProjectCustomField} | | People | @{class:PhabricatorUserCustomField} | | Differential | @{class:DifferentialCustomField} | | Diffusion | @{class:PhabricatorCommitCustomField} | The easiest way to get started is to drop your subclass into `phabricator/src/extensions/`, which should make it immediately available in the UI (if you use APC, you may need to restart your webserver). For example, this is a simple template which adds a custom field to Maniphest: name=ExampleManiphestCustomField.php 'color: #ff00ff', ), pht('It worked!')); } } Broadly, you can then add features by overriding more methods and implementing them. Many of the native fields are implemented on the custom field architecture, and it may be useful to look at them. For details on available integrations, see the base class for your application and @{class:PhabricatorCustomField}. = Next Steps = Continue by: - learning more about extending Phabricator with custom code in @{article:libphutil Libraries User Guide}; - or returning to the @{article: Configuration Guide}.