Server Administration > Item Fields > Creating Fields > SI Project Fields > To create a field in the GUI
 
To create a field in the GUI
CLI EQUIVALENT 
im createfield
1. From the Fields view, select Field > Create. The Create Field dialog box displays.
2. In the Name field, type a new name for the field. This is the name you use to refer to the field in Integrity Lifecycle Manager. The Name field allows 100 alphanumeric characters.
In the Display Name field, Integrity Lifecycle Manager automatically enters the same selected name. Display names are the field titles that users see when working with Integrity Lifecycle Manager.
You can choose a different name to use as the display name. Display names are useful for clarifying the terminology presented to users on the interface.
3. On the Values panel, from the Data Type list select a data type for the field. When you select a data type, the values the field can accept display below.
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The Values panel is unavailable for standard fields, such as Type, ID, Created Date, Created By, Modified Date, and Modified By.
4. Edit the field information as needed:
To type a more detailed textual description of the field, such as the field’s purpose or what distinguishes this field from others, click the Description tab.
To customize the order the fields display in, click the Position tab to display the Position panel, and use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the order in the list. This order is used throughout Integrity Lifecycle Manager.
To specify default columns for relationship fields, click the Default Columns tab to display the Default Columns panel.
To set field relevance, click the Relevance tab.
To set field editability, click the Editability tab.
To set field rules, click the Rules tab.
5. When you are finished setting the field’s properties, click OK.