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Managing fields

Add, configure, hide, reorder, and delete custom fields on People, Companies, and Deals.

Written by Michael Simmons

Clarify's standard fields cover common CRM data, but every team tracks different things. Custom fields let you extend People, Companies, Deals, Meetings, and custom objects to match your process - lead score, contract tier, renewal date, or any data point your workflow depends on. Creating, editing, and deleting a custom field is workspace-level - the field is shared by everyone. Showing, hiding, and reordering fields changes only your current list view.


Create a custom field

  1. Open a People, Companies, or Deals list

  2. Click Fields in the toolbar

  3. Select Create new field at the bottom of the panel

  4. Enter a name and choose a field type

  5. Save

The field is immediately available to add to any list view.


Add fields to Meetings and other objects

The toolbar flow above covers People, Companies, and Deals. To add fields to Meetings - or any other object listed under Settings → Workspace → Objects - use the Objects settings page:

  1. Go to Settings → Workspace → Objects

  2. Select the object - for example, Meetings

  3. Click Add field, enter a name and choose a type, then save

Meetings support the same field types as other objects, including Relationship fields that link a meeting to other records.


Field types

Type

Use for

Text

Short strings - names, IDs, notes

Number

Counts, scores, numeric values

Currency

Revenue, deal values, budgets

Multiline text

Long-form notes or descriptions

Date

Deadlines, renewal dates, contract start

Single select

One-choice dropdown (status, tier, priority)

Multi select

Multiple tags (regions, product lines, categories)

Checkbox

Boolean yes/no flags

Location

Address or geographic data

Attachments

File uploads on a custom object record. Not offered on People, Companies or Deals - those have a built-in Attachments tab instead.

Relationship

Links to other records or custom objects

ℹ️ Attachments on People, Companies and Deals - these records already have an Attachments tab, so there is no Attachments field type to add. Open any record and the tab sits alongside Overview, Emails and Meetings. Files you upload there stay on the record, and email attachments arrive in the same place when Capture email attachments is turned on.


Show, hide, and reorder fields

  1. Click Fields in the toolbar

  2. Drag any field up or down to reorder - this changes your current list view

  3. Click a field name to toggle it on or off

  4. Click More fields to see hidden fields and restore them


Edit a custom field

  1. Click Fields in the toolbar

  2. Hover over the field and click the edit icon that appears

  3. Update the name, type, or options

  4. Click Update


Delete a custom field

Deleting a field removes it from every record, list view, and record layout in the workspace. There is no undo inside Clarify.

If you delete a field by mistake, contact support. Recovery is often possible, though it takes engineering work and is not guaranteed. Relationship fields are the exception and have to be rebuilt from scratch. A restored field returns with its data but not its place in your views - switch it back on under Fields → More fields.

  1. Click Fields in the toolbar

  2. Hover over the field and click the edit icon

  3. Click Delete at the bottom-left of the panel

  4. Confirm: "This can't be undone. This field will be permanently deleted from all views and records."

ℹ️ System fields - close date, stage, email, and other built-in fields - cannot be deleted. No edit or delete icon appears for these.


Limitations

  • Field settings are workspace-level - no per-user configuration

  • Any workspace member can add, edit, and delete custom fields. Admin-only field management is not yet available.

  • Deleted fields cannot be restored from inside the app. Contact support - recovery is often possible but not guaranteed.

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