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title: Add Custom Fields to References and Experiences Log Tables
description: Display additional candidate details in References and Experiences log tables by adding custom fields from Childcare History and Employment History sections.
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# Add Custom Fields to References and Experiences Log Tables

## Add custom fields from the Childcare History (Experience) and Employment History (Experience) sections to the References and Experiences log tables. This allows you to display additional candidate information directly within the log views.

Let’s get started 🚀

**Step 1**: Log in to your agent dashboard and click **More** \> **All Logs** as shown in the screenshot below.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/isTL9Wz28jzOHsMAO0VKkPrSM01BnbqqMoi6ByJ2hpSOdG8qChglkKzwlmQ4nwRTDy8oCNlYrGB.png)

**Step 2**: Click the **References** option to view the **References** and **Experiences** log tables.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/FtwiP40Pr0j8ide5qUH5V2wGdGM2GbfOtBeqDSFxv0h9TdBCpriwIIDlAR81BIkeftkRApJS9CN.png)

**Step 3**: Scroll the **References** log table to the left and click the **Gear** icon on the right-hand side of table header to open the **Reference Dashboard Settings**.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/U8MhXPjUW3VE8H3pZmpw6KjwohJQg7EwxepsFO9nBC8G07dFsqwnyvIgB5gLZLGliawMzr4mKTU.gif)

**Step 4**: Click the **field selection box** to open the dropdown list.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/GrzqD32uLgT6GUbKLoCKYPb9nwZ7fMlUTN5YVmKHZcPU3sf7qyGCPzgFf2R0jeXhR1fqA5hgKUK.png)

You can add any custom field from the references section to this log table. For example, **Please describe the circumstances under which this person has observed you with work**

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/FLPqq47XcVsvdourA16zi4KHmDNGvXkBoE79G6TBqB6OqHALEkW9M5QxeVBXeYWEkeIlbuEabGa.png)

**Step 5**: Search for the custom field you want to add in the references log table, and then select it from the dropdown list.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/VoaHVVNoNQXVqlsUjQD4QQUiU8UIC7fXc50JSvkt6J5WpaqHoWiF98ySqDwpMmPLkJgDDUHe5v6.png)

The settings will be saved automatically.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/2tv3xzPpjq00WZKnM2ObLLLLlIcK070q44g3DwzUB8J386p5Mpz2ZTsgtSKoHHMFMBGFHjjpZKe.png)

The added custom fields will successfully appear in the references log table.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/aFtcvLE1CNFyZvlegUunYhnTw1T3M5AFRos2wrlaoOllBSMoLhxaCghh5TaextQpJLSqAcxhIm7.png)

You can also add custom fields from the **Employment History** section into the references log table. For example, “Are you currently in this position?”

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/EPp2czFaGdHX6zvlnIvX89Paw3S9FNOou7CvmxmrUuIfCbupBaKRzS6PHIu2Zhdk4bPQQacrFkV.png)

The custom fields that you add from the **Employment History** section will also successfully appear in the references log table.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/3E9iMDk5fN4Zsyrg0ifHhrnA8zXhxksHoDgFCbUdZ8vsWYsp7c0u1yXmUH8F2EjcVF7FaX2MsSZ.png)

Similarly, you can also add custom fields from the **Childcare History** section.

**Step 6**: To add custom fields to the **Experiences log table**, click the **Gear icon** on the right-hand side of the Experiences table header to open the **Experience Dashboard Settings**.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/OBjGSlvtwK6uBZuJO8lcbxXiGciCbxJkEKqqdVXl1B9iHwNPPw4fRmtEf1F3XATtgfy1I5wQH3F.png)

**Step 7**: Repeat **Steps 4–5** to add the required custom fields to the Experiences log table.

The added custom fields will successfully appear in the **Experiences** log table.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/VgvEL1IQlvBEpa6Z0mJ6xBd07IA4BoeJQVvnjSckIWMfyiWEGkqfg8inps4qsO3QZmwvdVO97KE.png)

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