---
title: "Candidate Card Designer"
slug: "candidate-card-designer"
description: "Use the Candidate Card Designer to manage the card sections and fields (create, edit delete sections, add fields to them)."
tags: ["IT Pro"]
updated: 2023-09-19T09:20:02Z
published: 2023-09-19T09:20:02Z
canonical: "help.lanteria.com/candidate-card-designer"
---

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# Candidate Card Designer

Candidate card sections can be created and managed with the help of **Candidate Card Designer**.

Follow these steps to manage sections and fields of candidate cards:

1. Go to **Settings** > **Settings and Configuration** > **Recruiting**.
2. Click **Candidate Database** in the left panel and click **Edit** next to the **Candidate Card Designer** setting name on the **Basic** tab. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img713.png)
3. The **Candidate Card Designer** form will open with the list of predefined candidate card sections and fields. Here you can create new sections, edit and delete the existing ones as well as work with candidate card section fields and set up the candidate card section permissions.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img204(2).png)

## Add New Section

Follow these steps to add a new section to the candidate card:

1. Click the **Add New Section** button at the top of the form.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img205.png)This will open the **Candidate Card Sections - New Item** form.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img206(2).png)
2. Type the name of the new section in the **Title** field.
3. Set the order in which the sections will appear in the card in the **Section Order** field.
4. Select who will be able to see the current section in the **View Roles** field.
5. Select the roles that will have the permissions to edit the current section in the **Edit Roles** field.
6. Click **Save** to save the changes.

## Edit Candidate Card Section

Click **Edit Section** to edit an existing candidate card section. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img207.png)

## Delete Employee Card Section

Follow these steps to delete an employee card section:

1. Click **Remove Section** in the header of the section you want to delete.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img208(2).png)
2. In the dialog window that opens click **OK** to complete removal or **Cancel** to cancel the operation.

## Working with Section Fields

Follow these steps to add a field to an employee card section:

1. Click the **Add from Existing Fields** next to the name of the section you want to add a field to.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img209.png)
2. In the window that opens select the name of the field you are going to add from the **Field** **Name** drop-down list.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img210(2).png)
3. Select the **New** check box if you need the field to display this field when creating a new candidate.
4. Select the **Display** check box to display this field when viewing a candidate card.
5. Select the **Edit** check box to display this field when editing an candidate card.
6. Click **OK** to add the field to the candidate card section or **Cancel** to cancel the operation.

*Note**The **Field** **Name** drop-down list consists of the column names used in the **Candidates** list.*

To edit a field, click **Edit** in the corresponding field row. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img211.png)

To delete a field, click **Remove** in the corresponding field row. The deleted fields will still be available for choosing in the **Field** **Name** field in the **Add From Existing Fields** dialog box.![](assets/images/pics/img212.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img212(2).png)To change the field order, click **Change Fields Order** next to the section name. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img645.png)

On the form that opens, use the **Order** column to set up the field sequence.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img647.png)

## Related

- [Create Candidate](/create-candidate.md)