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September 5, 2014
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  • September 5, 2014
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Where can I find a description of all the field types in Marketo?
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I don't think there is a document, but the list is below, with my notes:
  1. Datetime - For a date & time
  2. Email - Email address
  3. Float - For numbers with decimal values
  4. Formula - See here: https://community.marketo.com/MarketoArticle?id=kA050000000Kyp3CAC
  5. Integer - For whole numbers
  6. Percent - Percentages ;)
  7. Phone - Phone numbers, functionally I think this works like text
  8. Score - Scores, which are whole numbers
  9. String - Shorter text
  10. Text Area - Longer text
  11. Url - Functionally like text, but web addresses

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Anonymous
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September 5, 2014
I don't think there is a document, but the list is below, with my notes:
  1. Datetime - For a date & time
  2. Email - Email address
  3. Float - For numbers with decimal values
  4. Formula - See here: https://community.marketo.com/MarketoArticle?id=kA050000000Kyp3CAC
  5. Integer - For whole numbers
  6. Percent - Percentages ;)
  7. Phone - Phone numbers, functionally I think this works like text
  8. Score - Scores, which are whole numbers
  9. String - Shorter text
  10. Text Area - Longer text
  11. Url - Functionally like text, but web addresses
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Anonymous
September 5, 2014
thank you Erik!

Can you also tell me where I would go to get info. on creating new answer choices or picklist values for a new custom field in Marketo? Note: I'm creating new custom fields for an event that will not get synced with SF.

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Anonymous
September 5, 2014
We don't really have the same kind of picklist concept. Just use a string field and set up the values in the Form itself.
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Anonymous
September 5, 2014
Thanks Erik. So in order to not have this custom field synch with SF I selected the checkbox "Block Updates from Salesforce Synch", is that correct? Anything else I need to do? 
 
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Anonymous
September 5, 2014
And how can I set up the question/answers so that respondents can select one than one answer (all that apply)?
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Anonymous
September 5, 2014
No, just make a Marketo custom field in admin under field management. No need to do anything else on the SFDC sync side.
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Anonymous
September 5, 2014
"All that apply" is a little tricky. Usually the best way to do it is to actually make several checkbox fields (one per choice).
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Anonymous
September 5, 2014
So if I make a custom field in admin under field management it will not synch to SF automatically?
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Anonymous
September 5, 2014
Can you explain how to make "several checkbox fields (one per choice)"?
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Anonymous
September 5, 2014
Just added a page to developer documentation that describes field types:

http://developers.marketo.com/documentation/faq/field-types/
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