Address Book Field Types

The following Address Book field types are supported:

Character (single or multiple line)—This type of field can contain any type of data, such as alpha, numeric, or special characters. Single-line character fields accept one line of data, while multiple-line character fields accept an unlimited number of lines of data. There is no effective limit on the amount of text in a field.
Supervisor—Select a supervisor.
Integer—Accepts integers.
Real Number—Accepts integers or decimal numbers.
Date—Accepts valid dates (format based on system or user preference).
Drop-down—Offers a pre-defined drop-down list of choices for the user to select from.
Multi-select—Allows the user to select multiple choices from a pre-defined list.
Checkbox—Select one or more values by clicking in a checkbox or checkboxes.
Web site—Accepts URL addresses (of format http://server.name.com). Appears as a hypertext link on Details page of Issue.
FTP File/Site—Accepts FTP addresses. Appears as a hypertext link on Details page of Issue.
Email Address—Accepts Email addresses. Appear as a hypertext link on Details page of Issue.
Twitter ID—Allows Issues to be automatically populated with the FootPrints user ID (in the Address Book) of the Twitter user (sender).