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Added a bit of enhanced context for better agentic coding, based on this [Discord conversation](https://discord.com/channels/1130383047699738754/1130383048173682821/1501538550301331477). --------- Co-authored-by: Félix Malfait <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Félix Malfait <[email protected]>
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title: Extending Objects
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description: Add fields to standard Twenty objects (Person, Company, …) or to objects from other apps using defineField.
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icon: "wand-magic-sparkles"
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---
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Use `defineField()` to add a field to an object you don't own — a standard Twenty object like Person or Company, or an object shipped by another installed app. Unlike inline fields declared inside [`defineObject`](/developers/extend/apps/data/objects), standalone fields require an `objectUniversalIdentifier` to specify which object they extend.
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```ts src/fields/company-loyalty-tier.field.ts
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import { defineField, FieldType } from 'twenty-sdk/define';
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export default defineField({
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universalIdentifier: 'f2a1b3c4-d5e6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890',
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objectUniversalIdentifier: '701aecb9-eb1c-4d84-9d94-b954b231b64b', // Company object
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name: 'loyaltyTier',
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type: FieldType.SELECT,
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label: 'Loyalty Tier',
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icon: 'IconStar',
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options: [
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{ value: 'BRONZE', label: 'Bronze', position: 0, color: 'orange' },
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{ value: 'SILVER', label: 'Silver', position: 1, color: 'gray' },
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{ value: 'GOLD', label: 'Gold', position: 2, color: 'yellow' },
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],
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});
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```
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## Key points
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- `objectUniversalIdentifier` identifies the target object. For standard Twenty objects, import the constant from `twenty-sdk`:
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```ts
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import { STANDARD_OBJECT_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIERS } from 'twenty-sdk/define';
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// STANDARD_OBJECT_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIERS.company.universalIdentifier
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// STANDARD_OBJECT_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIERS.person.universalIdentifier
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// STANDARD_OBJECT_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIERS.opportunity.universalIdentifier
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// …
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```
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- When defining fields **inline inside `defineObject()`**, you do **not** need `objectUniversalIdentifier` — it's inherited from the parent object.
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- `defineField()` is the only way to add fields to objects you didn't create with `defineObject()`.
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- File location is up to you. The convention is `src/fields/<name>.field.ts`, but the SDK detects fields anywhere in `src/`.
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## Adding a relation to an existing object
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To add a relation field (e.g. linking your custom object to a standard `Person`), use `defineField()` with `FieldType.RELATION`. The pattern is the same as for inline relations but with `objectUniversalIdentifier` set explicitly. See [Relations](/developers/extend/apps/data/relations) for the bidirectional pattern.
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