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### Custom Selection Fields
Each custom selection field must have at least two choices. These are specified as a comma-separated list. Choices appear in forms in the order they are listed. Note that choice values are saved exactly as they appear, so it's best to avoid superfluous punctuation or symbols where possible.
Each custom selection field must designate a [choice set](../models/extras/customfieldchoiceset.md) containing at least two choices. These are specified as a comma-separated list.
If a default value is specified for a selection field, it must exactly match one of the provided choices. The value of a multiple selection field will always return a list, even if only one value is selected.

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The default value to populate for the custom field when creating new objects (optional). This value must be expressed as JSON. If this is a choice or multi-choice field, this must be one of the available choices.
### Choices
### Choice Set
For choice and multi-choice custom fields only. A comma-delimited list of the available choices.
For selection and multi-select custom fields only, this is the [set of choices](./customfieldchoiceset.md) which are valid for the field.
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# Custom Field Choice Sets
Single- and multi-selection [custom fields documentation](../../customization/custom-fields.md) must define a set of valid choices from which the user may choose when defining the field value. These choices are defined as sets that may be reused among multiple custom fields.
## Fields
### Name
The human-friendly name of the choice set.
### Extra Choices
The list of valid choices, entered as a comma-separated list.
### Order Alphabetically
If enabled, the choices list will be automatically ordered alphabetically. If disabled, choices will appear in the order in which they were defined.