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title: "Custom Fields in Cost Codes"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/custom-fields-in-cost-codes"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-08-22T18:04:10.260Z"
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# Custom Fields in Cost Codes

## 🧾 **Custom Fields in Cost Codes**

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### 📘 **Overview**

Ontraccr allows you to extend cost codes with **custom fields**, just like you can for Projects, Customers, Vendors, and Equipment. This is useful when you need to track additional attributes that aren’t part of the default cost code setup.

You can define your own fields — such as region, internal tags, crew type, or special notes — and have them appear across the system where cost codes are used.

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### **⚙️ Where to Configure Custom Fields**

1.  Go to **Settings**
2.  Click **Customization**
3.  Select **Custom Fields**
4.  Choose **Cost Codes** as the entity

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### **➕ Adding a Custom Field**

-   Click **Add Field**
-   Choose the type of input:
    -   Text, Dropdown, Number, Date, Yes/No, etc.
-   Enter the field label and other settings
-   Click **Save**

Once saved:

-   Your custom fields will appear at the **bottom** of the cost code creation/edit form
-   They will be visible in the **Global Cost Codes** page and wherever cost codes are used downstream

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### **🧠 Use Cases**

-   Add a **region or branch code** to segment cost codes
-   Track **internal rates** or classifications beyond hourly/daily cost
-   Add a **reference field** that links cost codes to external systems
-   Record **project type applicability** or tags (e.g., “Residential”, “Service-Only”)

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### **📄 Where Custom Fields Are Used**

Once configured, custom cost code fields:

-   Show up during cost code creation/editing
-   Can be pulled into:
    -   **Forms**
    -   **Timesheets**
    -   **Invoices**
    -   **Progress Page exports**