Global Fields
Fields are units of storage for information. Global Fields are a Field Level that can be used across all applications in over.vu whereas Project Fields and Document Fields are specific to Workflow Projects (see more information here: What are Fields?).
Global Fields are important for maintaining data integrity across the platform by ensuring all applications abide by the configurations set within Manager for these fields.
Creating Global Fields
Click Create Global Field
Fill out the information for the new Field
Field Types 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 |