Types of Custom Data Fields

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Protected: ClickUp Admin Training Course Custom Data and How to Use It Types of Custom Data Fields

ClickUp has many different custom data columns, or “fields”.

List of Custom Field types

Here is a list of Custom Fields types with descriptions, examples, and the options available for each type.

Type	Description	Example	Options
Checkbox	A true or false checkbox.	Review required	Required field
Date	A custom date and time (formatted the same way as other dates in ClickUp).	Today 12/31/2022 12/31/2022 1:00pm	Required field
Dropdown	A series of options in a menu. *Tip:* Add options in bulk!	Weekly Monthly Quarterly Annually	Required field Order of options Colors for each option
Email	A formatted email address.	user@company.com	Required field
Files	Upload files from your device or cloud storage services.	profilepicture.png	Required field
Formula	Make calculations between fields on a task using both simple and advanced formulas.	Budget – Cost = Profit	Required field
Labels	A flexible list of options, similar to Tags. *Tip:* Add options in bulk!	Customer reported bug Internally reported bug QA reported bug	Required field Order of options Colors for each option
Location	A formatted address based on Google Maps. *Tip:* Use this field with Map view!	123 Main St, Hometown, CA, United States	Required field
Money	A formatted amount of money in any currency.	$123.45 R$12,345.00	Required field Currency
Number	A formatted numeric value.	1,234,567.89	Required field
People	Pick people and Teams.	Sam Accounting team	Required field Show people from my entire Workspace Show guests Select multiple people Include Teams
Phone	A formatted phone number with country and area codes. *Tip:* Click the flag icon to set the country code for each phone number!	+1 (212) 555 1234 +61 0412 345 678	Required field
Progress (Auto)	An automatically calculated progress bar that tracks the completion of subtasks, checklists, and assigned comments.	75/100	Required field Track completion of: Subtasks Archived subtasks Checklists Assigned comments Tasks without action items: Display 100% when a task is in a Done status Display 100% Completed Display 0% Completed
Progress (Manual)	A progress bar that’s manually set.	10/100	Required field Start value End value
Rating	Use emoji to rate items on a numeric scale.	⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐	Required field Emoji type Rating number 1-5
Relationship	Tasks linked together using Relationships.	Task A	Required field Create Rollup fields
Rollup	Displays fields from related tasks including: Date created Date updated Date closed Start date Due date Time tracked Time estimate Sprint points Status	12/31/2022 (Task A’s due date)	Relationship Rollup field
Tasks	Tasks linked together without Relationships.	Task A	Required field
Text	Enter a single line of plain text.	Use ClickUp to save one day a week!	Required field
Text Area (long text)	Enter a paragraph of plain text.	ClickUp is the most powerful and flexible productivity and project management software on the market!	Required field
Website	Capture the URL of any website.	https://clickup.com	Required field

That’s all well and fine, we know. But what does this mean practically?

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