Add Existing Fields by Using the Field Chooser

The Field Chooser feature allows you to add fields to a subfamily. The Field Chooser displays only the fields that have been defined for one of the parent families of a subfamily and that have not been spread to that subfamily. After you add a field to a subfamily via the Field Chooser, you can view the field properties as you would for any field via the Edit Field window.

Steps

Access the Family Management page.
In the left pane, in the Entity section, select the subfamily to which you want to add a field.

The workspace for the selected family appears.
Select the Fields tab, and then select Field Chooser.

The Field Chooser window appears, displaying the fields defined for the parent families of the current subfamily that have not yet been spread. This list contains the following information.
- ID: The ID of the field.
- Caption: The caption of the field.
- Parent Family: The name of the parent family that contains this field.
In the row for each field that you want to add to the subfamily, select the check box, and then select Add.

The Field Chooser window closes and a confirmation message appears, indicating that the fields have been added to the selected subfamily. The fields appear in the list in the Fields section.