6.1 Understanding Custom Fields

Purpose: Extend patient and case records with additional fields

Available types

• Text (String)
• Number (Decimal)
• Date (DateTime)
• Yes/No (Boolean)
• Dropdown (Lookup)

Storage

• PatientCustomFieldString / Number / etc.
• CaseCustomFieldString / Number / etc.

Scope

• Patient-level: one value per patient
• Case-level: value per case

Case-level fields can be disease-specific.

6.2 Creating a Custom Field

Path: Settings → Custom Fields → Add Custom Field

Basic Information

• Name (lowercase, underscores only, unique, cannot be changed)