Create Your Custom Fields
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Log in to your FamilyID account and select
Programs from the blue navigation bar at the top of the screen.
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Click the EDIT button next to the program you want to edit.
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Click on the (4) 'Participant' tab.
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Locate the field grouping you want to add your new field by scrolling the page.
(The fields are organized by question type, for example, Primary, Additional, Contact, Home Address, Parent/Guardian, etc.)
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At the top of each grouping, there is a grey bar with a '+' symbol. To add a custom field to that group of questions, click the '+' button.
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- The '+' button will open a new window, select CREATE NEW to add a new field or use the list to select a saved custom field.
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- Enter the name for the custom field.
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Select the type of field you want (text field, text area, date, date range, multiple choice, single choice, file).
- Text Field: provides a small text box for the answer
- Text Area: offers a large text box for longer answers
- Date: requires the user to select a specific date from a calendar, for example (physical exam date)
- Date Range: provides a question which requires a Start and End date to be selected (transfers, eligibility questions)
- Multiple Choice: the registrant can select multiple answers
- Single Choice: the registrant must select one answer from the provided list
- File Upload: allows the registrant to upload a document from their computer (physical exam form, transcript, etc.).
Example of a Single Choice custom field:
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Save the Custom Field.
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It will display in the list of questions, select it as a field (by checking off the box) and click the SAVE AND CONTINUE button to save your form.