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To understand how to use Global fields, let us try and create the “Address” Global field such that it can be used to enter address details of multiple employees within an organization.
Consider that the “Address” Global field consists of the following fields:
All the entries in the “Address” Global field will share the same attributes. However, they will have different content.
To create a Global Field, log in to your Contentstack account, and perform the following steps:
Tip: Refer to the Restricted keywords for UIDs section to understand which keywords aren't used as UIDs for Global fields.
As you have created the Global field, you can add fields and modify their properties as per your requirements.
The Global Field Builder page does not contain any fields by default. We will add fields such as “House Number,” “Apartment Name,” “Street Name,” “City,” and “Postal Code.”
To add custom fields to your Global field, drag and drop the fields from the Fields list on the left-hand side.
Let us go through the steps to add each of these fields.
Modify the behavior of your added fields by clicking on the respective fields and editing their properties.
Your finished “Address” Global field should be something similar to the following screenshot:
Tip: To modify these properties of the fields, click on a field bar and then edit its properties in the form that opens up on the right-hand side.
To perform the Create action via API, refer to the Create a Global Field API request.
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