Field types & restrictions

The following fields are created by default with every new Stream:

Field name	Editable	Deletable	Visible on form
Complete	❌	❌	❌
Requester	❌	❌	❌
Subject	❌	❌	✅
Assignee	✅ (not name)	❌	✅
Due date	✅ (not name)	❌	✅
Details	✅	✅	✅
Other subject expert	✅	✅	✅

The following field types are available in the field library:

Field types
Plain text Appears as a text box Can be made single or multiline
Datepicker Appears as a calendar-style field for choosing dates Only one date may be chosen at a time
Static select Appears as a drop down menu with pre-set options Options filter as the requester types Only one option may be chosen at a time Options are specified as a comma delimited list (no spaces after commas are required)
Multi static select Appears as a drop down menu with pre-set options Options filter as the requester types Multiple options may be chosen at the same time Options are specified as a comma delimited list (no spaces after commas are required)
Users select Appears as a drop down menu with all users in the workspace as options Users filter as the requester types Only one user may be chosen at a time
Multi users select Appears as a drop down menu with all users in the workspace as options Users filter as the requester types Multiple users may be chosen at the same time
Channels select Appears as a drop down menu with all public channels in the workspace as options Channels filter as the requester types Only one channel may be chosen at a time
Multi Channels select Appears as a drop down menu with all public channels in the workspace as options Channels filter as the requester types Multiple channels may be chosen at the same time

User-created fields are subject to the following naming restrictions:

• A new field cannot be given the same name as an existing field.

• The following field names are reserved:

  • Subject

  • Assignee

  • Due date

  • Requester

• The following suffixes cannot be used at the end of field names:

  • id

  • list