---
title: "Legacy goal type settings"
slug: "goal-type-settings"
tags: ["Totara Perform", "Reference"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:31Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:31Z
canonical: "totara.help/goal-type-settings"
---

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# Legacy goal type settings

The following settings are available for [goal types](/totara-20/docs/create-a-goal-type).

## Settings

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Enter a title for the field that will be displayed on the goal page as well as in reports. | - |
| Short name | Enter a unique short name for the field. | - |
| Description | Enter a brief description of the field. | - |
| This field is required | When set to **Yes**, this field will be mandatory for users to enter when creating a goal of this type. | - |
| Is this field locked? | When set to **Yes**, the custom field will only display the information set when the field was set up. The field cannot be edited. | - |
| Should the data be unique? | When set to **Yes**, the custom field will only accept a unique value. If a duplicate value is used in this field, the system will not allow the item to be saved. When set to **No**, the custom field will accept any value in the field. | - |
| Hidden on the settings page? | When set to **Yes** the custom field will not be visible on the settings. When set to **No** the custom field will be visible. | - |

## Specific settings

As well as the common settings shown above, each goal type has specific settings.

There are no specific settings for the **File** type.

### Checkbox

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Checked by default | When set to **Yes**, the checkbox value will be set to **Yes** by default. | - |

### Date/time

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Start year | Select the year that will be the beginning of the date range. | - |
| End year | Select the year that will be the end of the date range. | - |
| Include time? | When checked, the time will need to be entered along with the date. | - |

### Menu choices

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Menu options | Enter the list of options that the user will be able to select in a dropdown. Enter one option per line. | - |
| Default value | Set the default value that will appear in the dropdown box. The default value must appear in the menu options above. Leave blank if there is no default entry required. | - |

### Text area

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Default value | Default value is the text that will appear in the text area by default. Leave this field blank if no default text is required. | - |
| Columns | Sets the width of text area that will be available. | - |
| Rows | Set the height of the text area that will be available (number of lines). | - |

### Text input

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Default value | Default value is the text that will appear in the text area by default. Leave this field blank if no default text is required. | - |
| Display size | Display size sets that number of characters that will be displayed in the text field. | - |
| Maximum length | Maximum length sets the maximum number of characters the text field will accept. | - |

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