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Create a Custom Field for a Custom Object in Data Cloud

Add custom fields to your custom objects. You can capture your unique business data by storing it in custom fields. When you create a custom field, you can configure where you want it to appear and optionally control security at the field level.

Required Editions

Available in: All Editions supported by Data 360. See Data 360 edition availability.
  1. Click Setup.
  2. Click Object Manager and select your custom object.
  3. Click Fields & Relationships.
  4. Click New.
  5. Select the field type, then click Next.
  6. Enter the field label and starting number, and then click Next.
  7. Select the profiles that can access the custom field, and then click Next.
  8. Select the Dynamic Forms-enabled Lightning record pages that should include the field, then click Next.
    If you don’t have any Dynamic Forms-enabled Lightning record pages for the object, this step doesn’t appear.
  9. Select the page layouts where you want to add the custom field.
  10. Click Save.