Creating a Custom Object takes just a few clicks from your Webmecanik interface. Here's how to configure your first object and its associated fields.
➕ 1. Create a new Custom Object
Go to the navigation bar on the left, click the Custom Objects tab, then click the New + button at the top right of your screen. When you create or edit a new Custom Object, the configuration form appears under the Details tab. You must fill in the Name (singular) and Name (plural). These two fields are required because the user interface will intelligently adapt to display one or the other depending on the context of use.
📊 2. Explore the Object details page
Once your object has been created, its details page provides a complete overview of its activity:
- A line chart illustrating all custom elements created over time.
- An overview of all custom fields associated with this object.
- A timeline (in the right-hand column) showing who created or updated the Custom Object, and when.
⚙️ 3. Add Custom Fields
The most important definition of your Custom Object is its list of fields. Go to the second tab, titled Fields. Click the Add a new field drop-down menu to select the type of data you want to configure. You have a wide range of options to structure your information perfectly:
- Text / Text area: For short, single-line text values or long, multi-line values.
- Number / Decimal: To store exclusively numeric or decimal values.
- Date / Date and time: To allow the selection of a simple date or a date including the exact time.
- Email / Phone number / URL: To automatically validate the format of an email address, phone number, or web link.
- Select / Multi-select: The user chooses one or more options from a predefined list.
- Radio buttons / Checkbox group: To display a single toggle choice or allow the selection of multiple boxes.
- Country list: An automatically generated list of countries.
- Hidden: Ideal for internal values that should not be visible in the user interface.
🛠️ 4. Configure your field options
After selecting a field type, a configuration modal window opens. You can also access this editing form by clicking the "pencil" icon next to an existing field. In this window, you can define the field's Label, assign it a Default value and use toggle buttons to choose whether it should be displayed in detail lists. Depending on the selected field type (such as selections, radio buttons, or checkboxes), you can also configure the different options offered to users.
💾 5. Save your structure
Once you have added and configured all the fields needed for your object (for example: Order date, Billing email, SKU), click the Save and close button located at the top right of the interface.
That's it! 🎉 Now is the perfect time to create your first custom elements from this new template.
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