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description: When the default fields in Account Engagement don’t capture the prospect data you need, create your own custom fields. You can map and sync your custom fields with the CRM.
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# Create Custom Prospect Fields

When the default fields in Account Engagement don’t capture the prospect data you need, create your own custom fields. You can map and sync your custom fields with the CRM.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10732e59 ">To create custom fields:</td>

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1. Open the Prospect Fields page.
    - In Account Engagement, select **Admin** | **Configure Fields** | **Prospect Fields**.
    - In the Lightning app, select **Account Engagement Settings** | **Object and Field Configuration** | **Prospect Fields**.
2. Click **\+ Add Custom Field**.
3. Name the field. The name is used internally for identification, and isn’t visible to prospects.
4. Don’t edit Custom Field ID. This ID isn’t visible to prospects.
5. Configure field settings.
6. When finished, click **Create custom field** to save.

#### See Also

- [Use Predefined Values in Custom Fields](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.pardot_fields_use_predefined_values.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Relabel values in custom fields and assign profiles, and add prospects to lists based on the value prospects choose.")