The Flex Fields page provides ability to configure user defined attributes for Deployment Request. When a deployment request is submitted by a user, they will be prompted to enter values for the configured flex fields. There are 10 flex fields that are available for the user to setup additional properties that can be associated to a deployment request. An example usage for a flex field would be allowing the user to specify the change request number associated with the deployment request. These flex fields can be viewed in the reports and tasks screen and could provide additional information about specific deployment request.

Enter values for the flex fields as described in the table below.

Field	Required	Description
Active	Yes	Whether this flex field is active or not. Defaults to No.
Column Name	Yes	The name of the flex field column. Read only field.
Code	Yes	User defined code that would identify this flex field.
Display Name	Yes	Display name, which is used in deployment request form, reports etc.
Description	No	Provide description for the flex field. This will be displayed in Deployment Request Form.
Datatype	Yes	The flex field's data type. Default is String.
Rows	No	Display attribute that defines the number of rows in the input field in the Deployment Request Form.
Columns	No	Display attribute that defines the number of columns in the input field in the Deployment Request Form.
List Data CSV	No	Allows the user to define a comma-separated list of values that will be displayed in the Workflow Request page. Dropdown component will be displayed on Deployment Request Form.
Required	Yes	Whether the flex field is required or not. Defaults to No.
Length	No	For String data type, this controls length of value being entered.
Min Value	No	User can control the minimum value for data types such as Integer, Float, Double and Long.
Max Value	No	User can control the maximum value for data types such as Integer, Float, Double and Long.
Default Value Groovy Script	No	Enter groovy script to define default values for the flex field.
Validation Groovy Script	No	Enter groovy script to define validation for the flex field. Script should return true or false to indicate validation success or failure. Groovy script can use variables like EnvironmentCode, Value. (See Figure 17.35) EnvironmentCode – environment for deployment request. Value – value entered by user for flex field. ValidationMessage – script can set specific error message in attribute, only used if script returns false.
Updated By	N/A	The user who last updated the flex field (read-only).
Updated On	N/A	The date/time in which the flex field was last updated (read-only).

Click the Save button to save the changes.

You can use custom Java API as well from Groovy script. You can put Jar file containing your API in WebLogic domain's lib folder. Figure 17.39 shows such use of custom Java API. This can be useful to interface with external system using SOAP, REST or other proprietary API.

The active flex fields will be available for users when submitting the deployment request (see figure below). If the flex field is configured as required, then the user must enter value. Other validations like Data Type, String length, Range check for numbers etc. are also performed as defined for specific Flex Field. Custom groovy validations that are defined by the user in the admin page will be executed as well against the user input. Flex field values will be available in the Reports and Tasks to provide additional information regarding the deployment request.