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title: "Field Configuration"
slug: "field-configuration-2"
updated: 2025-12-23T11:53:37Z
published: 2025-12-23T11:58:45Z
canonical: "help.symphonysummitai.com/field-configuration-2"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.symphonysummitai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Field Configuration

You can configure the fields on the **New Change Record** page for the selected **Department**, **Change Status**, **Change Type**, and **Category**.

To configure the fields as mandatory:

1. Click **Change** > **Configuration** > **Field Configuration**.

On the **Field Configuration** page, click **Add New**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/Field Configuration1.jpg)

Figure: Field Configuration page
2. Select the **Department**, fill in the required details and click **Submit**.

For more information about the fields on the Field Configuration page, see Field Description.

Field Description

The following table explains the fields on the Field Configuration page.

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Change Status | Select the required **Change St**atus in the dropdown list. |
| Change Type | Select the required **Change Typ**e in the dropdown list. |
| Category | Select the required **Category** in the dropdown list. |
| Active | The check box is selected by default. If the check box is unchecked, the field configuration for the selected criteria is Inactive. |
| Field Name | Displays the fields under different tabs on the **New Change Record** page. |
| Description | Displays the **Description** information about the field. |
| Mandatory | Select the check box corresponding to the field to configure the field as mandatory on the New Change Record page. |
| Disable | Select the check box corresponding to the field to **Disable** the field on the New Change Record page. |

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> You cannot disable a field a field which is configured as **Mandatory**.

#### Actions

This section explains all the icons displayed on the ACTIONS panel of the FIELD CONFIGURATION page.

#### Show List

Click **Show List** to view the list of Field Configurations for a **Department**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/Field configuration(1).jpg) Figure: Field Configuration List page

- To edit a Field Configuration, click the **ID** link. Make the required changes and click **Submit**.
- To display the inactive Field Configuration, select the include Inactive check box.

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
> 
> When the Field Configurations are displayed in a list, Add New is displayed on the Actions panel. Click Add New to configure Fields for a new combination of Change Status, Change Type, and Status.