Creating an Installable Package that Creates New Fields

en_us.lang.php

<?php 

    $mod_strings['LBL_TEXT_FIELD_EXAMPLE'] = 'Text Field Example';
    $mod_strings['LBL_DROPDOWN_FIELD_EXAMPLE'] = 'DropDown Field Example';
    $mod_strings['LBL_CHECKBOX_FIELD_EXAMPLE'] = 'Checkbox Field Example';
    $mod_strings['LBL_MULTISELECT_FIELD_EXAMPLE'] = 'Multi-Select Field Example';
    $mod_strings['LBL_DATE_FIELD_EXAMPLE'] = 'Date Field Example';
    $mod_strings['LBL_DATETIME_FIELD_EXAMPLE'] = 'DateTime Field Example';
    $mod_strings['LBL_ENCRYPT_FIELD_EXAMPLE'] = 'Encrypt Field Example';

manifest.php

<?php

$manifest =array(
    'acceptable_sugar_flavors' => array('CE','PRO','CORP','ENT','ULT'),
    'acceptable_sugar_versions' => array(
        'exact_matches' => array(),
        'regex_matches' => array('6\\.[0-9]\\.[0-9]$'),
    ),
    'author' => 'SugarCRM',
    'description' => 'Installs a sample set of custom fields to the accounts module',
    'icon' => '',
    'is_uninstallable' => true,
    'name' => 'Example Custom Field Installer',
    'published_date' => '2012-07-06 2012 20:45:04',
    'type' => 'module',
    'version' => '1391607505',
);

$installdefs =array(
    'id' => 'package_1341607504',
    'language'=> array (
        array(
            'from'=> '<basepath>/files/Language/Accounts/en_us.lang.php',
            'to_module'=> 'Accounts',
            'language'=>'en_us'
        ),
    ),
    'custom_fields'=>array (
        //Text
        array(
            'name' => 'text_field_example',
            'label' => 'LBL_TEXT_FIELD_EXAMPLE',
            'type' => 'varchar',
            'module' => 'Accounts',
            'help' => 'Text Field Help Text',
            'comment' => 'Text Field Comment Text',
            'default_value' => '',
            'max_size' => 255,
            'required' => false, // true or false
            'reportable' => true, // true or false
            'audited' => false, // true or false
            'importable' => 'true', // 'true', 'false', 'required'
            'duplicate_merge' => false, // true or false
        ),
        //DropDown
        array(
            'name' => 'dropdown_field_example',
            'label' => 'LBL_DROPDOWN_FIELD_EXAMPLE',
            'type' => 'enum',
            'module' => 'Accounts',
            'help' => 'Enum Field Help Text',
            'comment' => 'Enum Field Comment Text',
            'ext1' => 'account_type_dom', //maps to options - specify list name
            'default_value' => 'Analyst', //key of entry in specified list
            'mass_update' => false, // true or false
            'required' => false, // true or false
            'reportable' => true, // true or false
            'audited' => false, // true or false
            'importable' => 'true', // 'true', 'false' or 'required'
            'duplicate_merge' => false, // true or false
        ),
        //MultiSelect
        array(
            'name' => 'multiselect_field_example',
            'label' => 'LBL_MULTISELECT_FIELD_EXAMPLE',
            'type' => 'multienum',
            'module' => 'Accounts',
            'help' => 'Multi-Enum Field Help Text',
            'comment' => 'Multi-Enum Field Comment Text',
            'ext1' => 'account_type_dom', //maps to options - specify list name
            'default_value' => 'Analyst', //key of entry in specified list
            'mass_update' => false, // true or false
            'required' => false, // true or false
            'reportable' => true, // true or false
            'audited' => false, // true or false
            'importable' => 'true', // 'true', 'false' or 'required'
            'duplicate_merge' => false, // true or false
        ),
        //Checkbox
        array(
            'name' => 'checkbox_field_example',
            'label' => 'LBL_CHECKBOX_FIELD_EXAMPLE',
            'type' => 'bool',
            'module' => 'Accounts',
            'default_value' => true, // true or false
            'help' => 'Bool Field Help Text',
            'comment' => 'Bool Field Comment',
            'audited' => false, // true or false
            'mass_update' => false, // true or false
            'duplicate_merge' => false, // true or false
            'reportable' => true, // true or false
            'importable' => 'true', // 'true', 'false' or 'required'
        ),
        //Date
        array(
            'name' => 'date_field_example',
            'label' => 'LBL_DATE_FIELD_EXAMPLE',
            'type' => 'date',
            'module' => 'Accounts',
            'default_value' => '',
            'help' => 'Date Field Help Text',
            'comment' => 'Date Field Comment',
            'mass_update' => false, // true or false
            'required' => false, // true or false
            'reportable' => true, // true or false
            'audited' => false, // true or false
            'duplicate_merge' => false, // true or false
            'importable' => 'true', // 'true', 'false' or 'required'
        ),
        //DateTime
        array(
            'name' => 'datetime_field_example',
            'label' => 'LBL_DATETIME_FIELD_EXAMPLE',
            'type' => 'datetime',
            'module' => 'Accounts',
            'default_value' => '',
            'help' => 'DateTime Field Help Text',
            'comment' => 'DateTime Field Comment',
            'mass_update' => false, // true or false
            'enable_range_search' => false, // true or false
            'required' => false, // true or false
            'reportable' => true, // true or false
            'audited' => false, // true or false
            'duplicate_merge' => false, // true or false
            'importable' => 'true', // 'true', 'false' or 'required'
        ),
        //Encrypt
        array(
            'name' => 'encrypt_field_example',
            'label' => 'LBL_ENCRYPT_FIELD_EXAMPLE',
            'type' => 'encrypt',
            'module' => 'Accounts',
            'default_value' => '',
            'help' => 'Encrypt Field Help Text',
            'comment' => 'Encrypt Field Comment',
            'reportable' => true, // true or false
            'audited' => false, // true or false
            'duplicate_merge' => false, // true or false
            'importable' => 'true', // 'true', 'false' or 'required'
        ),
    ),
);

?>