Creating custom fields – LiveHeats Help Centre

In addition to our standard fields, LiveHeats allows you to create your own custom fields. Custom fields can be used for:

collecting any piece of required information from athletes during registration, and/or;
capturing and storing required data with results if importing athletes into LiveHeats

How to create a custom field

Below you'll find the step by step instructions for creating a custom field. For a video tutorial, see the bottom of this article.

For an event, go to Event dashboard > Event settings. For membership go to Series > Series settings
Navigate to the Registration tab on the far right. Here you'll see all available fields, including the default LiveHeats system fields
To create a custom field, click Create field

Firstly select the Field type:

Field type	Detail	Examples fields
Free text or number	Allows any typed text or number	Membership ID, Postal Address, Insurance number
Drop down	Selection from options	T-shirt size, Gender
Check box	Check mark of a box	COVID Declarations, Terms and Conditions
Date picker	Select a date	Arrival date, Departure date

Now, give the field a name. The name will appear on the registration form and any data exports. If using the Drop down field type, you must create the options that can be selected by the registrant
Select if the field is Required (optional)

Now, you must select the Field category. The category determines where LiveHeats stores the information:

Field category	Detail	Example fields
User	Information is stored with the LiveHeats user account associated with the athlete, for all events (future and past). This could be the parent, team manager, or athlete themselves.	Emergency contact, postal address
Athlete	Information is stored with the athlete's profile on LiveHeats, for all events (future and past).	Membership ID, Stance, Sponsors
Registration	Information is stored with the athlete for this event or series only.	T-shirt size, COVID Declaration