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title: How to create a field
description: "You can create as many fields for your projects and status reports as needed. 1. Go to **Field Configuration**. ![Radar Field Configuration](https://projects-radar.com/wp-content/uploads/Frame-117.png) 2. Choose whether you want to add a project or a status report field and click the relevant tab…"
url: "https://projects-radar.com/hc/fields-and-configuration/create-a-field/"
updated: "2025-01-16"
category: Fields and Configuration
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# How to create a field

You can create as many fields for your projects and status reports as needed.

1. Go to **Field Configuration**.

  ![Radar Field Configuration](https://projects-radar.com/wp-content/uploads/Frame-117.png)

2. Choose whether you want to add a project or a status report field and click the relevant tab and click the **+** button.

3. Give the field a name. The field name is a required element that will be displayed as a label next to the entered values in projects and reports. Make sure it’s descriptive so that other users can understand the field’s purpose and can find it through search.

4. Click the icon and select a field type from the drop-down list to define the kind of data that the field will hold.

  ![Radar Field Type](https://projects-radar.com/wp-content/uploads/Frame-119.png)  ![Radar Field Type](https://projects-radar.com/wp-content/uploads/Frame-120.png)  5. Optional: Mark the field mandatory if you want to make the user enter a value before they can save a form containing this field.

6. Optional: Write a description to provide explanation or add helpful guidance to users who will be filling out the field.

7. Set the field attributes or enter value options if the selected field type allows.

8. Once all field attributes have been set, click **Save**.
 The newly created fields are appended to the end of the list, but you can [reorder](/hc/fields-and-configuration-setup/field-actions/#rearrange) them as per your requirements.