Configuring display types for simple string fields

For object fields that have a Simple String data type, you can configure how string data displays to users on an object’s details page. The display types for Simple String data fall into two basic categories: selector types for displaying users and/or groups, and text area display types for displaying text and URL information.

Note: Changing the display type setting affects the display of this field in all profiles.

Procedure

Access the Profiles page (see Accessing profiles).
Click the name of a profile. The Detail page opens.
From the Object Types table listing, click the name of the object type containing the object field you want to modify (for example, SOXControl).
On the Object Fields table for the selected object type, click the name of the object field to open its detail page.
On the Object Field Information table, click Edit.
On the edit page:
1. To make the field required, select the Required box.
2. To select a different display type, click the Display Type arrow and select a value from the list:
  - For user or group selector display types, see Configure user and group selectors display types for simple strings.
  - For a Business Entity Selector display type, see Configuring the Business Entity Selector display type for simple string fields.
  - For a rich text display type, see Configuring rich text display types for simple strings.
  - For a box and URL display types, see Configuring text and URL display types for simple strings.
  - For a plain text area display type, see Configuring text area display types for simple strings.
To have a row with a field span table columns, see Spanning table columns.
Click Save.

Results

Note: To change a field to Read-Only, see Setting object fields as read-only or editable.