Fields are units of storage for information. Project Fields are fields that can be referenced and used across all areas of the project. Jobs and Tasks use fields to display data and to allow users to input data. When customizing a Document, different Field Categories can be used.
See How to Create Fields for more information about creating fields.
Field Categories
Global (configured within over.vu Manager)
Project
Job/Task
Field Table - Adding Fields
Name of Field Type | Description | Type | Example |
Long Text | Allows up to 4000 characters and allows resizing of the component | Alpha-Numeric Text | “The assessment identified …”
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Short Text | Allows up to 500 characters | Alpha-Numeric Text | "Text 123 Data" |
Boolean | Allows selection of True or False | Selection | False |
Date | Calendar Selection | Calendar | 10/31/2025 |
Number | Allows numerical characters with incremental arrows | Numeric Text | 532 |
Single Select | Allows one selection from a dropdown menu | Drop-down list | "A" |
Multi Select | Allows multiple selections from a dropdown menu | Drop-down list | "A,b,cC" |
Contact Selector | Allows single selection of a contact of the project (“Limit to users only” toggle will only allow selection of users) | Drop-down list | John Doe |
Formula | References other Number or Formula fields to perform mathematical operations | Numeric Text | 100 |