Body: <p>After adding a Custom Field on Activity -&gt; I get this message on the status report. How does one install a new custom field?</p>
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Comments.CreationDate: 2021-01-16T20:39:37.150Z
Comments.Text: 'installing' a custom field is a Drupal thing apparently since the docs here refer to creating custom fields, not installing - https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/organising-your-data/creating-custom-fields/ .
Comments.UserDisplayName: Joe McLaughlin
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Comments.CreationDate: 2021-01-16T20:44:30.013Z
Comments.Text: See the Q and A here for the same error message  - https://drupal.stackexchange.com/q/221930/44865
Comments.UserDisplayName: Joe McLaughlin
Tags: <drupal><civicrm-entity><drupal-8>
Title: How does one install a new custom field?
ThreadText: # How does one install a new custom field?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-06)
  
  After adding a Custom Field on Activity -> I get this message on the status report. How does one install a new custom field?
  
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  **Tags:** drupal, civicrm-entity, drupal-8
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: 'installing' a custom field is a Drupal thing apparently since the docs here refer to creating custom fields, not installing - https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/organising-your-data/creating-custom-fields/ .  
  > **username_1**: See the Q and A here for the same error message  - https://drupal.stackexchange.com/q/221930/44865  
  
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