Summary: Fields add extra information to various parts of the LXP's user management systems. See the individual guides to learn how to create and apply them.
What are fields?
Fields are a way of labelling and classifying your learners so that you can filter them and sort
them. They work alongside frameworks, but don't form a hierarchical structure like frameworks do. There are a few different types of fields, as you'll see if you go to Admin > Settings.
Profile fields are extra bits of information that are added to a user’s profile. In this example, we’ve added an “Extra Responsibilities” field to identify which users are first aiders or have other responsibilities within the organisation. See the profile fields guide to learn more.
Job role fields are standardised fields that relate to the user’s role in your organisation. These job role fields can be used by dynamic rules and other LXP features to automatically perform tasks based on a learner’s role. For example, if they’re an Academy Manager, they could automatically be put in the
Academy Group and consequently automatically assigned the ‘Academy Management 101‘ learning
experience. These fields can also appear on a learner's public profile. See the job role fields guide to find out more.
Entities are the items in frameworks. Entity fields are used to add extra information to these entities. While job role fields are used to add extra information about learners, entity fields are more often used to add extra information about places, things, and roles. For example, in this screenshot we've created an entity field called "Office features" so that we can specify which offices in our location framework have defibrillators. See the entity fields guide to find out more.