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class="jsx-ef86202475c6562f "><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p>Single-select <a href="https://help.productive.io/en/articles/3732248-creating-and-adding-custom-fields">custom fields</a> allow you to assign <b>one specific value</b> to an item (such as a task, deal, budget, company, or employee), creating a more structured way to categorize and manage data in Productive.</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p>These fields are particularly useful for situations where <b>only one selection</b> is appropriate, but if you need to apply several different tags to your item of choice, you can always create a <a href="https://help.productive.io/en/articles/4930616-multi-select-custom-field">multi-select custom field</a> and apply it where needed.</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-heading intercom-interblocks-align-left"><h1 id="h_a4c65797a4">1) Adding a Single-Select Custom Field</h1></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p><b>1) Navigate to Settings > Custom fields:</b></p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p>Select the item for which you want to create a custom field. This could be Budgets, Companies, Deals, Expenses, Invoices, etc.</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-image intercom-interblocks-align-left"><a href="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/1101407352/cc96c1b97a9923de709c1211/Screenshot+2024-07-03+at+15_42_39.png?expires=1732716900&signature=83698de05b13b0bfcd203884c4eff085423540a91a4e86f4c5c91201ec56a5d4&req=dSEnF81%2BmoJaW%2FMW1HO4zTg%2BmOGjXJDzAGXxsyd%2FmuCu1ZPlS4sUMD%2FVcXhx%0AFTGJajxmbsG8AWWptwo%3D%0A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/1101407352/cc96c1b97a9923de709c1211/Screenshot+2024-07-03+at+15_42_39.png?expires=1732716900&signature=83698de05b13b0bfcd203884c4eff085423540a91a4e86f4c5c91201ec56a5d4&req=dSEnF81%2BmoJaW%2FMW1HO4zTg%2BmOGjXJDzAGXxsyd%2FmuCu1ZPlS4sUMD%2FVcXhx%0AFTGJajxmbsG8AWWptwo%3D%0A" width="3822" height="1386"/></a></div><div 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class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p><b>2) Navigate to Settings > Employee fields:</b></p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p>If you are adding the field for your employees and contractors, open the <a href="https://help.productive.io/en/articles/9767145-employee-fields">Employee fields</a>, and click on Add new field.<br/></p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-image intercom-interblocks-align-left"><a href="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/fb4269c7d05ac700cbaddefb7bd5862f69a2b21b/1226314175/37be58b4f897f47b9a80ecabe48d/Screenshot%2B2024-08-28%2Bat%2B16_29_45.png?expires=1732716900&signature=7199df99880b43e5343119c00c3721150dbaf75943150b1ca7bcbd838cf6f077&req=dSIlEMp%2FmYBYXPMW1HO4zRMbAqoETFiOdf%2BuFlsvWSWnXPJNC4cuSgzY%2F640%0Auhlf6Yj3pL3buglQg1Y%3D%0A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><img 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class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p>First, give your custom field <b>a</b> <b>name</b> and provide a <b>brief description</b>. Next, add the <b>options you want to appear </b>in the dropdown menu. Once you're done, click "<b>Create field</b>" (or "Update field" if you're editing an existing one).</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-unordered-nested-list"><ul><li><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p>For fields designated for employees, contractors, clients, and contacts, you can mark them as <a href="https://help.productive.io/en/articles/9075684-sensitive-custom-fields">sensitive</a> by toggling the <b>Set as a sensitive field</b> option. 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