# Add your own fields to profiles

> To add custom fields to profiles in SkedX CRM: open Settings, choose Profiles & Contacts, open the field editor, and add a field with a name and type (text, number, date, dropdown…). The field then appears on every profile and in the import column-matcher.

Product: SkedX CRM · Topic: Profiles · Draft — steps not yet re-verified in the live product

Every business tracks something the standard fields don’t cover. Custom fields add it to every profile — and it shows up in imports, filters and views too.

## Step 1: Open the field editor

Go to **Settings -> Profiles & Contacts** and open the **field editor**.
Open it directly: https://crm.skode.ai/settings

## Step 2: Add a field

Give it a name and pick a type — text, number, date, dropdown. For a dropdown, list the choices people can pick from.

## Step 3: Save and check a profile

Open any profile — the new field is there, empty and ready. It also appears as a matchable column the next time you import.

## Common questions

### How do I set a rating’s number of stars, or a money field’s currency?

Open the field on the page in Edit layout. A Rating has Stars (3, 5 or 10); Money has its own Currency and Decimals; a Number or Percent has Decimals and a Unit such as “seats”. The record page, the list and the import all show the field that way — “7 / 10”, “12.0 seats”. Leave Currency empty to use your company’s currency.

### Can I make the last name required but leave the first name optional?

Yes. With the name shown as First · Last, the first and last name are separate fields. Open each one on the page in Edit layout and turn its Required switch on or off. The New enquiry form, the inbox’s Convert to enquiry and the import all follow those two switches. If both are optional, SkedX still asks for at least one of them, so a record always has a name.

### Does the list of Enquiries (or a profile) show what my layout shows?

Yes. The list follows the layout. The name column is the name your layout uses: with Full Name you get one “Full Name” column, never “First Name”. A field you hide in Edit layout, or that sits in a hidden section, is not a column and is not offered in Columns, and that includes Status, Phone, Email, Owner and Updated. A renamed field keeps its new name in the list, and a field you show becomes a Columns choice the next time the list loads. The name column always stays.

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## Related guides
- Import profiles from a spreadsheet: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/import-profiles-from-a-spreadsheet/
- Search, filter, and save views: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/find-and-filter-profiles/
- Change the statuses of a profile: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/change-the-statuses-of-a-profile/
- Create a profile: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/create-a-profile/
- Fill any field in the import sheet: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/fill-every-field-type-in-the-import-sheet/
- Reading a profile page: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/the-profile-page/
- Tags and smart tagging: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/tags-and-smart-tagging/
- Use a field that already exists: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/use-an-existing-field/
- Turn your website forms into enquiries: https://skode.ai/help/crm/integrations/capture-enquiries-from-your-website-forms/

Source: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/custom-fields-on-profiles/