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# Composite Fields

# Composite Fields {#ariaid-title1}

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* Updated July 31, 2025
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A composite field combines information from two fields in a table to form a single field.

For example, the Task field on the Project Tasks list displays the short
description and the project task number. The short description appears above the project task
number. The project task number appears and is a link to the Project Task form.
Figure 1. Composite field

## Use a composite field {#pm-composite-fields__section_kkt_ttn_mbb}

* Editing a composite field changes the short description. Editing the short description changes the composite field.
* Sorting on a composite field is based only on the short description and not the number.
* Searching on a composite field is enabled for both the short description and the number:
  * To search by the number using the list header, enter an asterisk (\*) before the search term. For example, \*PRJTASK0010016.
  * To search by the number using the filter, create a condition similar to: \[Task\] \[contains\] \[PRJTASK0010016\].
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**Related concepts**   

* [Parent-child rollup task calculations](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Z5Fyk3hafR56oQ7JQQIuwg "Date changes, stage changes, and value calculations roll up from child tasks to parent tasks.")
* [Schedule conflicts between project tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/0pgfMgHHBJ_bawNBP6Ytzg "Scheduling conflict helps you to identify project tasks that are not honoring dependencies. A scheduling conflict occurs when one project task prevents other task from starting on the specified date because of dependencies or constraint types.")
* [Change requests and project tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/1hAxQaxpyZiQZo9OUzj36A "Large-scale changes approved by your change approval board (CAB) require new or existing projects to be implemented.")
* [Project task checklists](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/U0NP~AYa5qUe99x7YeImbA "A project task checklist gives you the ability to track activities that must be completed on a task.")
* [Task resources](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/hIkQXAXxDpV7OvCw7ZWAgA "Resources are the individuals or groups assigned to perform tasks and subtasks in Project Management.")
* [Project and project task states](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/BBCq06zVY_g3r4OMliuTzw "In the base system, the states in project and project task inherit the states in Task table.")
* [Cost plan breakdown](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/nohzhwMIf_zeC6b6YETBvw#cost-plan-breakdown "A cost plan breakdown captures the estimated cost and actual cost for every fiscal period. Cost plan, project, demand, program, and portfolio are the breakdowns types that are available.")
* [Actual project costs](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/hbqS57Z~uRwJ9W56tVpM5Q "Actual project costs come after you create expense lines for cost plans or after human resources use time cards to create expense lines.")
* [Types of external dependencies](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/OBROzcDVtLkfrVOe47DWmQ "The Project management application supports two types of external dependencies - hard and soft.")
* [Project and portfolio funding](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/xhTtDp9g85impHCQZM5PMg "Specify the amount of money that projects and portfolios are allowed to have.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Project tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/sUnJJLUit2l5ZehCcCQeEQ "Create project tasks in several ways, even from other applications in the instance.")