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title: "Mapping Form Fields to Custom Fields"
slug: "custom-fields-1"
updated: 2026-03-18T15:17:18Z
published: 2026-03-18T15:17:18Z
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# Mapping Form Fields to Custom Fields

Form fields can be mapped to the [custom fields you create in Database → Fields](/v1/docs/field-editor). You can display this field data in other places; for example, on a person record’s [custom tab](/v1/docs/custom-tabs).

To map a form field to a custom field:

1. Go to **Forms.**
2. Select an existing form, or [create a new one](/v1/docs/creating-a-form).
3. Select **Edit Form.**
4. Select a tool from the [form palette](/v1/docs/form-palette) that collects data in a way that maps to your custom field:
  - [Free text](/v1/docs/fields-that-store-free-text-values):****Text Box, Paragraph Text
  - [Single prompt list value](/v1/docs/fields-that-store-a-single-value-from-a-prompt-list): Option Buttons, Rating Scale, Select List
  - [Multiple prompt list values](/v1/docs/fields-that-store-multiple-values-from-a-prompt-list): Check Boxes, Selectable, Multi-select List
  - [Bit (yes/no)](/v1/docs/fields-that-store-a-yesno-value-bit-prompt-for-advancement): Option Buttons
5. Configure the following settings:
  - **Status**: Active
  - **Type**: You can select a different palette tool from this list if you want to change the input type.
  - **Label**: Enter instructional text that appears to the registrant.
  - **System Field**: Select your [custom field’s scope](/v1/docs/fields-settings#scope) from the list. The scopes that appear in this list are determined by your form’s [scope](/v1/docs/form-settings-edit-properties#general). A new list appears; select the custom field from this list.
  - **Options:**If this field is required, select *Required for submission*
6. Select **Save.**

This mapped form field appears on the form:

[![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/cd8ea7a6-07f3-4846-a554-627ac016d3e3/Images/Documentation/field2.png)](https://cdn.us.document360.io/cd8ea7a6-07f3-4846-a554-627ac016d3e3/Images/Documentation/field2.png)

When a registrant submits the form, their response to this question populates the custom field you created in **Database → Fields**.