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Add a new field type under System/Field types. Base the new field type on the Template field template which is located in the Templates/System/Templates folder.

Click on the field Item and fill in the Control field in the Data section as shown below:

contentExtension is the prefix for your field in the Web.config file, and CustomChecklist is the name of the class which represents the new field type.

If you need a drop-down menu for your field (see the picture above), you should do the following:

• Create a Menu Item (based on the Folder template) under the field item;
• Create the menu items under the Menu item. Use the Menu item template located in templates/System/Menus/ folder
  
• The properties of the menu items can be modified in the Data section of these items:
  
• Display name – the title shown in the drop-down menu in the client;
   
• Message – the message sent to the system. For example, the message “checklist:checkall(id=$Target)” means that your field can handle the ”checklist:checkall” message in HandleMessage method.

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