Numeric

use a numeric field when you need to store numeric data in a record to create numeric fields from application builder's field types, select numeric choose from numeric or list, and then drag and drop the field to the form layout drop the field in the layout area, or within a tab or section layout object access the field's field properties and complete the following fields as needed field step example name enter the name of the field phone number help text enter contextual help text you will first need to specify whether the help text will appear above or below the field in the record form, and then you can enter the text enter the phone number of the affected party or parties required click to indicate whether entering data in the field is required to process the record checkmark read only click to indicate that the field is read only for the record the field will not be editable checkmark unique click to indicate that the field's value must be unique for this record this field is not available for list fields checkmark calculated click to indicate that the field contains a mathematical calculation calculated fields are read only and the value is the result of a calculation defined with a custom formula once you select this checkmark, the calculation expression help opens, and you can define your formula or function see calculation builder docid 3rytytb7dy3spgvhrrcip for more information this field is not available for list fields totalminutes(\[date/time opened], \[date/time closed]) next, consider the following advanced options in the field properties tab field step prefix enter text that will be prepended to the field's input suffix enter text that will be appended to the field's input min indicate the minimum allowed value for the field max indicate the maximum allowed value for the field min items indicate the minimum number of items to allow in a list field max items indicate the maximum number of items to allow in list field