Define General Properties for a Text Field

Select the Text Field type from the General page of the Field Properties window to define a Field that contains text. The properties vary depending on whether the Field is plain text or Rich Text.

To define general properties for a Text Field:

1. Open the Field Properties Window.
2. On the general page of the Field Properties window, select Text from the Field Type drop-down.
3. Define whether the Field is plain text or Rich Text:
   • Plain Text: Select this option to store plain text with no formatting or images in the Field.
   • Rich Text: Select this option allow Rich Text formatting in the Field.
4. If you selected Plain Text, define these properties:

   Option	Description
   Length	Select to define a specific length for the Field. Then, provide the maximum number of characters the Field can contain.
   Max Allowed	Select to allow the maximum number of characters in the Field (creates a "text" Field type in SQL Server).
   Max Searchable	Select to allow the maximum number of characters for searchable text Fields (creates a "varchar 8000" field in SQL Server).
   Allow Multiple Lines	Select to allow the Field to contain two or more lines of text.
   Allow Spell-Check	Select this check box to turn on spell-checking for the Field. This will check for spelling errors in content that is provided in the Field. This option is only available if spell-checking is enabled in the Business Object's general properties.
   Format	Select to use a Format to enforce how characters and digits are displayed in the Field (example: Phone number format). You can use either: Stored Format: Click the Ellipses button to open the Stored Format Manager, where you can select an existing Format or create a new one. Custom Format: Click the Custom Format button to open the Custom Format Builder, where you can create a custom Format to use only for this scenario.

5. If you selected Rich Text, define properties described in Enable Rich Text on Business Object Fields.
6. Define additional Field properties:
   • Include in Full-Text Search: Select this check box if the Field should be indexed for Full-Text Search (used by CSM Quick Search and Knowledge Search).
   • Holds: Select a hold property that identifies the type of data contained in the Field. For example, set a record ownership "Holds" property on an Owned By Field to identify the name in the Field as a record owner.

7. Click OK.

8. Publish the Blueprint (File>Publish Blueprint) to commit the changes, or save the Blueprint (File>Save Blueprint) to continue making other changes.