# Custom Fields

**Last Updated On**: 10 Jul 2026  
**4 minutes read**

## What are Custom Fields

IT administrators can use Custom Fields to create a separate view and show customized data. IT administrators can customize this field and have the data automatically filled in after an inventory scan. By doing so, IT administrators can create identifiers for IT assets that closely aligns with business internal jargons and helps them manage assets at ease.

**For example**

John, an IT administrator, wants to submit a report on the managed devices. These devices need to be grouped based on the mapped user's department, such as engineering, marketing, sales, HR or any. To achieve this, John can do this by defining a rule and creating a custom field.

![Custom Field in the Endpoint Central console view. Example custom field given as Department, to indentify the computers to which department they belong.](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/desktop-central/help/inventory/custom-field-final.webp)

You can view the created custom fields in the following places:

- Scope of Management (SoM) -> Computers
- Admin -> Global Settings -> Custom Group
- Inventory -> Scanned Computers
- Inventory -> All Computers
- Inventory -> Software Summary

## How to create a custom field?

To create a custom field:

1. Navigate to Admin -> Global Settings -> Custom Field -> Add Custom Field.
2. Furnish the required details and add the custom field.
3. You can modify/delete the details by clicking the ellipsis icon under Action tab.

![Navigation to create a custom field.](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/desktop-central/help/inventory/add-custom-field.webp)

### To add your own data type format

1. Navigate to **Admin tab -> Global Settings -> Custom Field**
2. Click on the **Add Custom Field**.
3. Give the **Field Name** based on the Custom Field you want to add.
4. From the **To be displayed in** field, select **Computer View** to add your Custom field data in the computer view or **Software View** to add your Custom Field data in the Inventory Software Summary view.
5. Check the **PII Column** to mask your Custom Field data as personal information.
6. Select a primary Input Format and specify the size.
7. Give a Default value based on your requirement.
8. Give the Description of your Custom Field based on your requirement.
9. Click on **Add** to add your custom field.

![Providing the data type and other inputs for adding a new Custom Field.](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/desktop-central/help/inventory/format-custom-field.webp)