CustomFieldServiceInterface customFieldService =
dfpServices.get(session, CustomFieldServiceInterface.class);
// Create a number custom field that can be used for an external ID in the
// API.
CustomField numberCustomField = new CustomField();
numberCustomField.setName("External ID #" + new Random().nextInt(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
numberCustomField.setEntityType(CustomFieldEntityType.LINE_ITEM);
numberCustomField.setDataType(CustomFieldDataType.NUMBER);
numberCustomField.setVisibility(CustomFieldVisibility.API_ONLY);
// Create a drop-down custom field that can be used in the UI.
CustomField dropDownCustomField = new CustomField();
dropDownCustomField.setName(
"Internal approval status #" + new Random().nextInt(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
dropDownCustomField.setEntityType(CustomFieldEntityType.LINE_ITEM);
dropDownCustomField.setDataType(CustomFieldDataType.DROP_DOWN);
dropDownCustomField.setVisibility(CustomFieldVisibility.FULL);
// Create the custom fields on the server.
CustomField[] customFields = customFieldService.createCustomFields(
new CustomField[] {numberCustomField, dropDownCustomField});
for (CustomField createdCustomField : customFields) {
System.out.printf("A custom field with ID \"%d\" and name \"%s\" was created.\n",
createdCustomField.getId(), createdCustomField.getName());
}
// Set the created drop-down custom field.
dropDownCustomField = customFields[1];
// Create approved custom field option.
CustomFieldOption approvedCustomFieldOption = new CustomFieldOption();
approvedCustomFieldOption.setDisplayName("APPROVED");
approvedCustomFieldOption.setCustomFieldId(dropDownCustomField.getId());
// Create unapproved custom field option.
CustomFieldOption unapprovedCustomFieldOption = new CustomFieldOption();
unapprovedCustomFieldOption.setDisplayName("UNAPPROVED");
unapprovedCustomFieldOption.setCustomFieldId(dropDownCustomField.getId());
// Create the custom field options on the server.
CustomFieldOption[] customFieldOptions = customFieldService.createCustomFieldOptions(
new CustomFieldOption[] {approvedCustomFieldOption, unapprovedCustomFieldOption});