Game Library - Custom Fields

Using the Advanced Field Screen you can add custom fields to the Game details.

Each field has a set of actions which can be adjusted to change how the field is displayed and used.

Not all inbuilt fields have all actions, custom fields have all (applicable) actions:

Displayed underneath the name of the field, will be the type of the field

Adds a new Custom Field in the Advanced Fields Screen

Recovers a lost custom field
This will check the historic settings to see if a custom field previously existed, and if so recover it
Will recover one custom field per usage
Also see Custom Fields Page

Edits the displayed name of the field

Hides or Shows the field, use this to not shoew fields you don't intend to use

Controls if this field will be searched from the Search Screen

For List based fields, allows editing of the values via the List Values Screen

Controls the maximum number of entries that can be added for this field in the Edit Details Screen

Controls how many entries are always displayed in the Edit Details Screen
This is ignored if the "compact/compressed Edit Details" Setting is enabled

For Tag fields, allows you to choose the icons to display for checked / not checked

This will completely remove all values from all Games for this field

Small Text

A piece of small text, usually used for titles etc

Option (list)

The most common field type, a field for which you can select the text from a list of values

As you scroll down the larger lists you will be given an alphabetical index to help you navigate

The list values can be edited on the List Values Screen

Any new text saved is automatically added to the list

Option (list) and Number

Combines an option (list) input together with a numeric input (this is used for the series field)

For export and import the number is considered a seperate item, but linked via the field name

Tag (yes/no)

Used to indicated a yes/no decision, used for the Wanted, Owned and Played fields

All Tag fields are displayed together on the Edit Details Screen

For export and import this is a 1 (yes) and 0 (no) number

Date

Allows input of a date (year, month and day)

For export and import this is text in the (sortable) format YYYY-MM-DD

Rating

Allows selecting between 0 and 5 stars

For export and import this is a number from 0 to 5

Large Text

This provides a larger text area than the small text field

There may be more text than is currently visible in the box; use the keyboard arrows to move around the text

Small Text and Number

Combines an small text input together with a numeric input

For export and import the number is considered a seperate item, but linked via the field name

Image

Displays the cover image of the Game, this is only available as the built-in Image field

Number

A numeric input

Track Listing

A combination of a disc/track number, a description and a duration