What's Changing?
As part of our ongoing project to improve how Custom Fields are configured and managed in the Admin module of Backbone, the following updates have been released:
Stabilize the delete operation to ensure the following are completed:
Remove the Custom Field values on all Products / Components.
Remove Custom Field anywhere it is filtered
Item View Reports
Line Sheets
BCUR
This action will effect the report queries directly (i.e. if a custom field is deleted it will be removed from the report filter and no longer show items from that query. If a report only has 1 custom field filter and that is deleted the report will show all products/components by default)
Changes to Custom Field Types:
Admin Level Changes:
You will no longer be able to change Custom Field Type when editing.
You will no longer be able to configure a Custom Field for Bill of Materials. These will be replaced with two hard wired fields, titled “Placement” and “Notes”.
Custom Field Type Changes:
Percent Custom Fields will be replaced Number Custom Fields
Email Custom Fields migrated to Text-Area Custom Fields
Input and Text-Area Custom Fields are combined and treated as multi-line everywhere.
Multi-Dropdown Custom Fields migrated to Dropdown Custom Fields (ETA: Feb 2021)
Currency Custom Fields migrated to Number Custom Fields
You will no longer be able to mark a Custom Field “Required”
You will no longer be able to mark a Custom Field as “Available on Summary”
We hope these updates will improve your experience of managing and configuring Custom Fields in the Admin!
Feel free to reach out to your CSM or backbonesupport@bamboorose.com if you have any questions about these updates.