1. Go to Admin > Maintenance > Bonus Columns. The page is headed Add Bonus Columns and lists every record type you can add fields to.
2. Click the record type, for example Part. The Bonus Columns For type page opens; its first table row is for the new field.
3. Type the Title(displayed to user), for example Conflict Free. This is the name users see.
4. Type the Technical Name, the unique name used behind the scenes (no numbers: write "twenty", not "20"). If you leave it empty, Cetec builds it from the title. Cetec adds _bc to the end (conflict_free becomes conflict_free_bc).
5. Pick the Data Type for what the field will hold, for example Check Box (Check For 'Yes') for a yes/no field. The other types are Text, Up To 50 Chars, Text, Up To 100 Chars, Select Box, Multi-Select Box, Date, Radio Buttons (Check 'Yes' or 'No') and Textarea (large text input).
6. Optionally type a Default Value. It fills every existing record when the field is added. The box says "(required, displayed to users)", but you can leave it empty; a check box then starts unticked (0).
7. Click Add New. Cetec shows "Success: bonus columns created" and lists the field below.

1. On Admin > Maintenance > Bonus Columns, click the record type.
2. In the field's row, tick Searchable?.
3. For a Select Box or Multi-Select Box, type the choices in Select Options (comma separated) under the row.
4. Click Update at the bottom of the table. Cetec shows "Success: bonus columns updated".

The field is now offered as a filter on that record type's list. For example, go to Parts > Lists > Part List, click Filter or search…, type Conflict, choose Conflict Free, pick Yes and click Apply (n) to see only conflict-free parts.

1. Open a record of that type and edit it. For a part, open the part and click Edit in its left-hand menu.
2. The new field is with the record's other fields; on a part it is in the General Information section. Set its value and click that section's Update. For a part, Cetec shows "Success: Part Updated successfully".