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Custom fields let you extend Connekt’s default data model to capture information specific to your business — whether that’s a compliance checkbox on placements, a preferred contact method on candidates, or a contract tier on companies. You can add custom fields to any of the core entities in your workspace, and they appear alongside default fields on create forms, edit forms, and record detail pages.
Creating and configuring custom fields requires system_administration permission. This is available to Super Administrator and Administrator roles by default.

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Accessing Field Configuration

  1. Go to Settings → Field Configuration.
  2. Select the entity you want to configure from the list.
You can add custom fields to: Candidate, Company, Job, Placement, Contact, or Submission.

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Creating a custom field

1

Select your entity

In Settings → Field Configuration, click the entity you want to add a field to (for example, Candidate).
2

Add a new field

Click Add Field.
3

Choose a field type

Select the type that best matches the data you want to capture:Additional specialised field types are also available in the selector.
4

Set the field label

Enter a clear, descriptive label for the field — this is what users will see on forms and record pages.
5

Set required or optional

Toggle whether the field is Required (users must fill it in when creating or editing the record) or optional.
6

Save the field

Click Save. The field is immediately available on the selected entity.

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Reordering fields

The order of fields in the Field Configuration screen controls the order they appear on create forms, edit forms, and detail pages.
  1. In Settings → Field Configuration, select the entity.
  2. Drag fields into your preferred order using the drag handle on each row.
Changes take effect immediately — no save step required.

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Where custom fields appear

Once created, custom fields appear automatically in three places for the relevant entity:

Create form

When adding a new record, custom fields appear alongside default fields in the creation form.

Edit form

When editing an existing record, custom fields are available for updating in the same form layout.

Detail page

On the record’s detail page, custom fields display alongside default fields so all data is visible in one place.
If you have a large number of custom fields, consider the order carefully — put the most frequently used fields near the top so they’re immediately visible without scrolling.