---
title: "type"
canonical: "https://help.fieldbuddy.com/space/FBDOCS/5671026696/type"
format: markdown
---
Allows to perform customisations in relationship to work order types.

for example,  if you’d like to change the default set of colors associated with the Work Order Type.

<details>
<summary>Example type settings</summary>

```
"type": {
    "colors": {
        "INSTALLATION" : "#6d9137",
        "INSPECTION" : "#00ff77",
        "INCIDENT" : "red",
        "REMOVAL" : "darkred",
        "OVERHAUL" : "lightsteelblue",
        "MAINTENANCE" : "turquoise",
        "PREVENTIVE_MAINTENANCE" : "turquoise",
        "CORRECTIVE_MAINTENANCE" : "orange",
        "PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE" : "turquoise",
        "CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE" : "orange",
        "DEFAULT": "#00AAFF"
    }
}
```
</details>

| property | Description | Sample Value | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **colors** | A custom color can be assigned to a Work Order Type<br>**Note:** Type is case sensitive<br>Colors can be either Hex or named colors (CSS-like).<br>![image](media://8e85b859-3af4-4563-a4c0-a2e77330a03a) | ```
"colors": {
    "INSTALLATION": "magenta",
    "DEFAULT": "#00AAFF"
} 
``` | ```
"colors": {
    "INSTALLATION" : "#6d9137",
    "INSPECTION" : "#00ff77",
    "INCIDENT" : "red",
    "REMOVAL" : "darkred",
    "OVERHAUL" : "lightsteelblue",
    "MAINTENANCE" : "turquoise",
    "PREVENTIVE_MAINTENANCE" : "turquoise",
    "CORRECTIVE_MAINTENANCE" : "orange",
    "PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE" : "turquoise",
    "CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE" : "orange",
    "DEFAULT": "#00AAFF"
}
``` |