customcreated

Customcreated is a term used in information technology to describe an artifact that has been produced through a user-defined or customized process rather than by an automated system default. It is commonly encountered in data models, user interfaces, and logging to distinguish items created by human intervention or bespoke configuration from those generated automatically by software, templates, or migrations.

In practice, customcreated may appear as a boolean field, a status value, or as part of a metadata schema. Common patterns include a flag such as custom_created = true, a created_by or created_at provenance record, and explicit documentation of the creation method. The designation helps differentiate manually crafted records, configurations, or assets from stock or system-generated ones.

Contexts where customcreated is relevant include customer relationship management, content management, and product configuration. Examples include a contact added by a user through an interface versus one created by an import rule, or a dashboard widget configured by a user rather than provided by a default template. In these contexts, items marked as customcreated may require special handling for permissions, validation, versioning, and audit trails.

Considerations and best practices include clear naming and consistent usage across systems, avoiding ambiguity with terms like “system-created,” and integrating the flag into a broader metadata and auditing framework. Documentation and localization considerations help ensure that the meaning of customcreated is understood by all stakeholders.

See also: created_at, created_by, is_system_generated, auto_generated, audit log.