How do I change a type of a user-defined field, which I created before?
Updated on 20 Oct 2025I have created a user-defined field with type Short text and I would like to change it to Long text however, I don't see this option in the drop-down list. What does it happen and how do I fix it?
It is not always possible to change the user-defined field type to any other field type that you want. Different types of user-defined field values are stored in different tables in the database; therefore, not all conversions are possible.
In SuperOffice, you have 8 different types of user-defined fields: Number, Short text, Long text, Date, Unlimited date, Checkbox, List, and Decimal.
- Field type Number can be changed to Short text and Decimal
- Field type Long text cannot be changed to any other field type.
- Field type List can be changed to Short text.
- Field type Short text can be changed to Number.
- Field type Date can be changed to Short text and Unlimited date.
- Field type Unlimited date can be changed to Short text.
- Field type Checkbox can be changed to Short text.
- Field type Decimal can be changed to Short text and Number.
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