Cant find customized field name

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I attempted to create a field in bcm but I cannot find it on the form to
utilize. What am I doing wrong?
 
You might need to close and re-open the form. Also, if you open the "Manage
User-defined Fields" dialog from the Main Outlook window's "Business Contact
Manager" menu, the default page for the fields is the "User-defined Fields"
page. To see this page, look in the form's Ribbon for a button named
"User-defined Fields". Let me know if that works.

You can also create fields at the bottom of the "General" page for easier
access.
 
I'm sorry I guess I'm not understanding you. I cannot find a "Manage User
Defined Fields" dialog from the Main Outlooks window's Business JContacts
Manager Window. I go to View, Arrange, Current View, Customize Current View.
Here I created the new field. The format of it shows up on my address card
(Control Number (999-99-9999)), but when I look at the form indivdually I
cannot locate it.
 
Are you running Outlook 2003? BCM Update for Outlook 2003 does not support
custom fields. BCM for Outlook 2007 only displays custom fields when you
use the menu item described below.
 
I guess I'm confused then. What is the use in being able to create
user-defined fields if you can't use them?
 
I tried to use the website you referred to but could not access it. Also, if
I go to a particular contact and use the all fields and define a field, will
I be able to map that field later in BCM 2007? I'm not sure if I am asking
this question right. The company I am working for probably will not have BCM
2007 for at least another year along with Vista so I have to have patiience
and and want to be able to transfer data as smoothly as possible.
 
BCM 2007 includes a separate customization interface that allows you to create unique fields that do not already exist.

When you upgrade to Outlook and BCM 2007, create custom BCM fields for the data you'd like to migrate. Then export your existing
contact data to .CSV format, including the fields you created in Outlook 2003.

When you import that data into 2007, you'll have an option to map fields from the CSV to your Business Contacts. At that point,
you'll be able to import user-defined fields to your BCM custom fields.
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I tried to use the website you referred to but could not access it. Also, if
I go to a particular contact and use the all fields and define a field, will
I be able to map that field later in BCM 2007? I'm not sure if I am asking
this question right. The company I am working for probably will not have BCM
2007 for at least another year along with Vista so I have to have patiience
and and want to be able to transfer data as smoothly as possible.
 
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