Creating custom objects in Skedulo platform
You can create custom objects and custom fields directly in the Skedulo web application. This automatically maps the custom fields and objects to your GraphQL schema so that you can easily create queries and mutations for use in connected pages or remote querying.
Important
You must be logged in as anAdministrator
user to create custom objects and fields.
Creating custom objects and fields in Skedulo
- Open the Skedulo web application and log in to your account.
- Click your user profile in the upper-right corner, then Settings -> Custom objects and fields.
- Click Create custom object to open the modal.
Provide an
Object name
,Object label
, andObject description
. In this example, we are creating theGroupEvent
object:Click Save when you have completed the required information.
Click Create custom field to add custom fields to your custom object. By default, all objects have a
UID
field that generates a unique identifier for the object whenever a new entry is created.In this example we are creating a custom
Name
field on theGroupEvent
custom object.`Name` field type
Custom fields created using the Skedulo web application do not currently include incrementingName
orNumber
field types. Custom objects created in the Skedulo web application only include theUID
field for unique identification.In the Create Custom Field modal, select the
Text
field type, then click Next.Select the Object on which you are creating the field. In this example, we are adding the custom field to the
GroupEvent
custom object.Complete the rest of the required information for the
Name
custom field, then click Create.Create another custom field with a
Lookup relationship
field type.Select the
Group Event
object and typeJob
into theField name
andField label
fields.Select
Jobs
as the object for which you are creating the lookup relationship on theGroup Event
.Select the display settings you want, then click Create.
Click Create custom object to open the modal and create the
Attendee
custom object using the following information:- Object name:
Attendee
- Object label:
Attendee
- Object description: Group event attendee
Click Create.
- Object name:
Click Create Custom Field, select the
Text
field type, then click Next.Select the
Attendee
object and add theName
custom field.Create another custom field with the
Lookup relationship
field type.Select the
Attendee
object and typeGroup Event
into theField name
andField label
fields.Select
Group Event
as the object for which you are creating the lookup relationship on theAttendee
object.Select the display settings you want, then click Create.
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