Customizing Standard Tabs
  • 30 May 2025
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Article summary

You can change settings for the standard record tabs in Database → Tabs.

The default record tabs that come with a Slate for Admissions 4-year database

Some tabs, like the application record’s Details or the person record’s More Information, are made using the same custom tab tool that you have access to.

Others, like the tabs prefixed by System -, are built into Slate and have different settings.

Select the tab you’d like to customize, or select Insert to create a custom tab.

Standard tab settings

The following settings are available for configuration in standard tabs:

Tab Settings  

Status

By default, all standard tabs are Active and appear on the person record.

You can hide any tab by setting its Status to Inactive.

Name

The names of standard tabs cannot be modified.

Read Permission

Select a permission from the list. Only those users with this permission will be able to see the tab.

📖 Further reading: Permissions

Notes

Add internal notes regarding the tab. Notes do not appear on the tab itself.


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