Click your company name at the top of the main navigation, then click Company Settings.

Click the Fields tab.

Click the Add Field button in the upper right corner to create a new custom field.

Note: While all Built customers can add a custom person field, only customers of our Position Management module will have the option to add a custom position field. This option is necessary when importing an employment custom field from ADP because it must correspond to a position custom field in Built. Likewise, a personal custom field in ADP can only map to a person custom field in Built.

Enter the name of the custom field you want to add. The display name for the ADP custom field and the Built custom field must match exactly. Ensure that all characters are identical and there are no extra spaces before or after the name.

You may enter an optional description for the new custom field.

Click the Field Type dropdown to select Short Text, Numeric, or Currency. The field type set in ADP must map to a corresponding field type in Built. While some ADP field types correspond to an equivalent field type in Built (Money Field in ADP; Currency in Built), other ADP field types must be stored in Built as Short Text. Refer to the table below to choose the appropriate field type.

Here’s an example of how you might select a field type when importing a custom field from ADP:

Your organization has a number employment custom field in ADP called "Security Level" and a text personal custom field in ADP called "Food Allergies." In Built, you would create a position custom field called "Security Level" and set the field type to numeric, then create a people custom field called "Food Allergies" and set the field type to short text.

Select the appropriate settings for the new custom field, and click Save. Your custom field data will be updated during all future imports.