Custom fields
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A project can give its tasks a few typed fields of its own: a cost, a client, a stage, a link. Every task of the project can then hold a value for each, and you can see and filter them like any other property.
Define the fields of a project#
Open the project, open the ⋯ menu and choose Fields… (or press Shift+F). Type a name, pick a type and select Add field:
| Type | Holds |
|---|---|
| Text | up to 2,000 characters |
| Number | any number, shown with your language's digit grouping |
| Date | a calendar day |
| Choice | one of the options you list, one per line |
| Link | an http or https address |
| Checkbox | on or off |
A project has at most 30 fields, and two fields of one project cannot share a name. The type of a field is fixed once it exists. In the same dialog you can rename a field, edit the options of a choice, move a field up or down (drag it, or press Alt+↑ / ↓ on its handle) and delete it.
Whoever may edit the project's tasks may manage its fields. Viewers of a shared project see the values but not the Fields… item. The Inbox has no fields.
Fill in values#
Open a task: the Fields group of the panel lists the project's fields in order, each with an editor that fits its type. A number or text is saved when you press Enter or leave the field, a choice opens with Enter or Alt+↓, and a link has a button that opens it in a new tab. Clear a value to leave it empty. Values work offline and sync like every edit; two people editing different fields of one task both keep their change.
See values on rows, cards and columns#
Rows and board cards show up to three values as small badges, such as Cost 1,200 or Paid, and +2 for the rest. On a wide screen a project's list offers a Columns button above its tasks: one column per field, read-only, with the task panel for editing. The choice is remembered per project on that device.
Move a task or delete a field#
A task moved to another project keeps its values, but shows only the fields of its new project; move it back and they reappear. Deleting a field asks first and says how many tasks hold a value: the values stay in the data and in the export, hidden.
Renaming an option of a choice field in place (same line) updates the tasks that held the old text.
Filter by a field#
Use a field's name in a filter query: cost > 100, client = "Acme", "Order date" <= friday, paid = true, or no client for tasks without a value.