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Adding and Editing Additional (Custom) Fields
Adding and Editing Additional (Custom) Fields

Quick guide on editing your Additional (Custom) Fields in the OpenTrack app, via bulk CSV upload, or via API.

Bethany Morrill avatar
Written by Bethany Morrill
Updated over a year ago

You can add or edit custom field values on your containers in any of three ways:

  1. One-by-one in the app

  2. In bulk, with CSV upload

  3. Via API request

But first, you need to make sure you have enabled all the custom fields you want for your account.

1. Add or Edit Additional Fields in the App

First, navigate to the Explore page on the left side of the screen.

From there, click on the container number you want to edit. This will open the container detail.

Click the Additional Details tab.

Click on the Edit icon next to the field you'd like to change. You're not done yet - you still have to save!

Finally, scroll back to the top and click the Save icon. Now your fields are updated!

2. Add or Edit Additional Fields in Bulk with CSV Upload

Through bulk upload, you can add the additional fields in dedicated columns.

To get started, go to Start Tracking > Bulk Upload.

You'll need to make sure that your spreadsheet column name matches the additional field name. Use the Bulk Upload Template found in the Bulk Upload section.

Click Choose File to upload your spreadsheet.

If your containers are already tracked, then OpenTrack will only update the existing container with any new data you add in its custom fields. We'll never track the same container-MBL pair twice.

Example: Adding PO numbers to containers

To add PO numbers to containers, just bulk upload a spreadsheet with these columns:

Master Bill

Container ID

Carrier SCAC Code

poNumber

MAEU123456

ABCD123456

MAEU

PO123456

YMLU123456789

ABCD234567

YMLU

PO234567

3. Edit Additional Fields via API

If you send a POST tracking request including customFields to the /containers endpoint, then OpenTrack will automatically update the values for those fields on those containers.

Updating container customFields via the /master-bills endpoint is currently not supported.

If your containers are already tracked, then OpenTrack will only update the existing container with any new data you add in its custom fields. We'll never track the same container-MBL pair twice.

Please reach out to support@opentrack.co if you have any questions or feedback.

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