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Custom Fields Options

Overview

If you're trying to track information that doesn’t fit into Bullhorn’s predefined fields, you can create custom fields. Each entity has a limited number available, so choose carefully and add them one at a time to make troubleshooting easier.

A common reason to visit this article: You’ve reached the limit of available custom fields and need to decide which existing ones to repurpose before adding new ones.

Edit Types

Review all the edit types and examples of what's possible when using them.

Edit Type Examples
Check Box or Radio
  • How do I add a yes/no field?
  • How do I add a gender field?
Country - Drop Down or Mini Picker

  • How do I add a field that allows you to select a country?

  • How do I add a field that allows you to search for or select a country from a picker?

Date and Time

  • How do I add an anniversary field?
  • How do I add a field that stores both a date and time?
  • How do I add a field that store a time of day?
DHTMLEditor
  • How do I add a large block field that allows for formatting?
  • How do I add a field with a template?
Drop Down or Picker How do I add a field with several values to choose from that drops down?
Float or Money
  • How do I add a money field?
  • How do I add a number field that accepts decimal points?
Integer How do I add a field that accepts whole numbers only?
Phone Number How do I add a phone number field?

Picker Text

How do I add a field that lets me select existing:

  • Business Sectors?
  • Candidates?
  • Categories?
  • Certifications?
  • Clients?
  • Companies?
  • Housing Complexes?
  • Housing Complex Units?
  • Internal users?
  • Jobs?
  • Internal Users, Candidates or Contacts?
  • Skills?
  • Specialties?

 

State Drop Down or Picker

How do I add a field that allows you to select a State?

Text field

  • How do I add a free text field?

  • How do I add a pay range field?
  • How do I add a custom import field?
  • How do I add a large block for free text?
  • How do I add in a Social Security Number field?