Adding a Long Text Field to a Child Object

This demonstration shows how to create a long text field for a child object.

Here we are adding a description field to the activity child object we created previously. Users will use the field to describe activities in the resolution of a trouble ticket.

This is the second in a series of related demonstrations on creating a child object in Application Composer. These demonstrations cover:

1. Creating a child object

2. Adding a long text field to a child object

3. Adding a fixed choice list field to a child object

4. Adding a subtab to display the child object records

5. Testing the subtab in the runtime application

Steps:

1. Begin by navigating to the child object you created. Note that child objects have a different icon from parent objects.

   Step 1

2. Expand the Activity object.

   Step 2

3. You want to add fields so click the Fields link.

    

   Step 3

4. The Fields page appears.

   Step 4

5. Click the Create a custom field button.

   Step 5

6. The Select Field Type window appears.

   Step 6

7. Click the Long Text option.

   Step 7

8. Click the OK button.

   Step 8

9. The Create Long Text Field page appears.

   Step 9

10. Enter the field label users will see.

     

    In the Display Label field, enter "Description".

    Step 10

11. Now specify the width of the field.

     

    In the Display Width field, enter "100".

    Step 11

12. Click the Save and Close button.

    Step 12

This completes the demonstration of adding a long text field to a child object.

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