How to show all custom field categories on the Custom fields tile, even when empty?

Vamshi Krishna Manthripragada

Hi All,

I'm new to Blackbaud. We've created almost 18 custom fields on the constituent, and I'd like all of them to display on the constituent record even when a value isn't present.

I know I can add each custom field to a record one by one, but that's manual — I'm looking for a setting that would show all active custom field categories on the record automatically (with blanks), rather than only the ones that have values.

Is there a way to achieve this in web view, or is it a known limitation?

Thanks,

Vamshi

JoAnn Strommen

@Vamshi Krishna Manthripragada They will only show on the record when there is data / that category entered on the record. I don't think most users would want all the possible custom fields/attributes to show.

What kind of data are your 18 fields?

Curious, why would you want blank fields to show. I think you might want to reconsider that. In db view you could see all the custom fields/attributes on one screen. We aready find it frustrating that we have to click to page 2 or 3 to see existing custom fields.

You may be able to globally add blank custom fields/attributes using function in db view. But be sure you really want it.