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Chapter 2Administering SugarMax Value. This field displays when you select the Integer data type. Enter amaximum value during data input.Precision. This field displays when you select the Decimal data type. Enterthe number of digits you want to express the precision for the fractional partof the number.Required Field. Check this box to specify that users must enter a value forthe field when creating a record.Audit. Check this box to display field values when a user clicks the ViewAudit Log link.Importable. From the drop-down list, select one of the following:Select Yes to enable users to import a value into the field.Select No to prevent users from importing a value into the field.Select Required to make it a required field during import.Duplicate Merge. From the drop-down list, specify one of the followingoptions for the Duplicate Merge functionality on a record’s detail page.• Enabled: The field can be used as a filter, and will be a default filter field.• Disabled: This field cannot be selected as a filter.• In Filter: This field will be available to be used as a default filter.• Default Selected Filter: This is a filter field by default.• Filter Only: This field can be selected as a filter to search for identicalfields during a duplicate merge operation. However, you cannot merge thevalues into a single field.4. Click Save to create the field.The new field is listed in the Custom section. The system appends the field namewith ‘_c’ to indicate that it is a custom field.To manage fields1. To edit a field, select it from the list to display its details in the Field Editor.2. Make the necessary changes and click Save.3. To duplicate the field, click Clone, enter a new name, and click Save.4. To delete the field, click Delete.5. Click Save to update the field.Editing the LayoutsYou can edit the layouts for List View, Detail View, Edit View, sub-panels, Searchform, and Quick Create form. You can remove existing fields and add new ones to alayout. You can also rearrange the current layout and change the tabbing order of thefields.When you select List View, the system displays separate columns of fields that arecurrently displayed in the view, fields that are available for display, and hidden fields.78 Sugar Community Edition Installation and Administration Guide