About Fields

A field is a location in a record in which a particular type of data is stored. For example, a contact record might contain the following fields: last name, first name, address, and phone number. A field is characterized by its maximum length and the type of data (for example, numeric or alphabetic) it can contain.

Required Fields

In the Siebel application, required fields have a star icon next to the field name. You cannot save a record until you enter data in the required fields.

Read-Only Fields

If a field has a gray background, then the field is read-only, and you cannot change the field content.

Maximum Number of Characters

Many fields can hold only a specific number of characters. For alphabetic and alphanumeric fields, the allowed number of characters varies in the Siebel application. Numeric fields can hold up to a maximum of 22 characters.

Resizing the Notes Field

You can dynamically size the Notes field so that it is in line with the user interface. However, be aware that resizing the Notes field might result in dynamically changing the screen layout.