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title: Custom Background Field Definition
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createdAt: 2025-08-12T17:18:05.197Z
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## Adding a New Background Section 

To add a new background narrative section to the "Background" portion of the report, start by clicking on **Settings** on the left side menu options. 

Scroll down the page to find the **Custom Background Field Definitions** option which looks like this: 

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/0LUOsHuHYN3H9ABM64n0B/KG7RWVjTVsPK2WPJEgWdE_image.png)

Follow the prompt to add a custom field, or in this case a name for a new Background Narrative section. For example, aftering clicking on the Add Custom Field button, the screen looks like this: 

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/0LUOsHuHYN3H9ABM64n0B/mozU7WOqgYXqyvwh-3d8T_image.png)

As an example, "Mental Status Exam" could be typed in (see below): 

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/0LUOsHuHYN3H9ABM64n0B/B5ceGds2xktBozcOzIE8B_image.png)

Make sure to click on the **Save** button after the label for the new Background Information section has been typed in. 

If you now click on **View Patients**, select a patient, choose the **Background** tab at the top of the screen, and scroll down to the botom of the page, you will see the new narrative section for **Mental Status Exam**. 

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/0LUOsHuHYN3H9ABM64n0B/CgMELJ2gsGU4QY1xV0l0M_image.png)

All of the same editing and AI functions will be available to the user in the Mental Status Exam narrative section as in all other background sections. 

Once a new backgound narrative section is created, it will be visible for all patients as a choice. Remember if no narrative is entered in any background section, it will not appear in the report output. 

Users can add any number of additional background narrative sections based on the type of report being written. Possible additional sections could include, but are not limited to: 

- Records Reviewed
- Relevant History
- Transition Services
- Occupational History
- Collateral Information Review
- Mental Status Examination
- Mental Health History
- Criminal and Legal History
- Criminal Allegations
- Competency to Stand Trial
- Substance Abuse History
- Military History
- Limits of Confidentiality
- Credentials Relevant to This Evaluation