A Product custom field captures attributes specific to your catalog — for example, hectares for an agricultural product, a certification level for a regulated good, or a technical capacity for industrial equipment. The field appears on every product record, can be filtered and sorted in catalog views, and optionally syncs to your CRM or ERP. This guide walks through the full lifecycle in three steps.Documentation Index
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You must have the Admin role with Data → Read & Write authorized. CRM mapping additionally requires Developers access.
What you’ll build
In this example, you’ll add two custom fields to a product catalog used by an agricultural cooperative:| Field | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Hectares | Number | Surface area covered by the product (e.g., a fertilizer or seed) |
| Certification level | Text | Regulatory or quality certification (e.g., Organic, AOC, ISO 9001) |
Step 1: Create the field in the Data model
Fill in General Information for Hectares
- Name:
Hectares - API Name: Qwoty generates
hectares. Edit if needed. - Data Type: pick
Number
Two new fields appear in the Product object’s field list with the Custom badge.
Step 2: Configure the field on the product
Custom fields on Product behave slightly differently from Quote: they’re not gated by a template — they appear directly on every product record once enabled.Open a product
Navigate to Catalog & Products → Products and open any product (or create a new one). The new fields appear in the product’s detail view.
Find the Custom Fields section
Scroll to the Custom Fields section. Both fields appear with a toggle and three checkboxes.
Activate the toggle
Click the toggle for each field to turn it on. The toggle turns dark — the field is now active on this product.
Configure the properties
For our agricultural use case, check:
- Mandatory: leave unchecked for
Hectares(only relevant on land-related products) and checked forCertification level(always required for regulatory traceability) - Editable by sale ✓ — sales reps may need to override the value for special orders
- Display for customer ✓ — both fields are part of the buyer’s commercial context
Set values per product
Enter the values:
Hectares = 0.5 for a per-package fertilizer, Certification level = Organic for the eligible products. Repeat per record, or import the values via CSV if you have many products.Your products carry the new custom fields. They appear on quotes whenever the product is added as a line item.
What the customer sees
When a sales rep adds the product to a quote and publishes the Dealroom, the buyer sees the certification level alongside the line item. This works without further configuration — as long as Display for customer is checked, the field travels with the product.Step 3: Sync with your CRM or ERP (optional)
Product custom fields often correspond to attributes already tracked in your ERP (for accounting and inventory) or in your CRM (for sales context).Open the integration
Go to Settings → Developers → Integration and click your connected system (CRM or ERP).
Find the custom fields mapping section
Scroll to the products mapping. The fields appear as
Custom: Hectares and Custom: Certification level.Pick a sync direction
Open the direction dropdown for each field:
- CRM → Qwoty — typical for product master-data: the ERP or PIM is the source of truth, Qwoty receives updates
- Qwoty → CRM — when Qwoty is the catalog system of record
- Bidirectional — when both systems need to stay in sync edit-for-edit
Select the matching field
Pick the field on the connected system. Compatible types:
- Number → Number, Integer, Decimal, Currency
- Text → Text, Picklist, Dropdown
Your product fields now sync between Qwoty and your CRM or ERP. Updates propagate at the next sync cycle.
Common Product custom fields
Beyond agriculture, here are patterns that come up often:| Field | Type | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Technical capacity | Number | Power, throughput, dimensions for industrial equipment |
| Certification number | Text | Regulatory ID (CE marking, FDA, REACH) |
| Manufacturer SKU | Text | When your SKU differs from the manufacturer’s |
| Lead time (days) | Number | Days from order to delivery — drives sales-rep promises |
| Ship class | Text | Hazardous, fragile, oversized — feeds shipping logic |
| Min order quantity | Number | Enforced at quote time |
| Datasheet URL | Text | Link to a full product spec PDF |
Troubleshooting
The field doesn't appear on the product detail view
The field doesn't appear on the product detail view
Refresh the page after creating the field. If still missing, check that the toggle is on in the Custom Fields section of the product.
My field appears on Product but not on the quote line item
My field appears on Product but not on the quote line item
Custom fields on Product travel with the product to the quote, but only if Display for customer is checked on the product. Activate the checkbox and republish the quote.
The CSV import didn't populate the field
The CSV import didn't populate the field
Check that the column header in your CSV matches the field’s API Name exactly (case-sensitive). See Import products for the full column reference.
The CRM doesn't list a compatible product field
The CRM doesn't list a compatible product field
Add the matching field on the CRM side first, then refresh the integration mapping section.
Related
Field types
Pick the right type for your product attribute.
Import products
Bulk-populate custom fields via CSV.
Products
Manage your catalog of products.
CRM mapping
Sync directions and CRM field compatibility.

