Custom field is not editable

Question
A user defined field is not editable - where does this need to be configured so it can be editable?

 

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Answer
Points to check:

• Security access restrictions defined in the custom field setup
• There can be conditional properties making the field not editable under certain conditions
• In metadata, the field might have been set to not editable
• It might be calculated field, these can never be edited