QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > User Guides > System Administration > UI Customization > User-Defined Fields > UDFs and Design Mode
  
UDFs and Design Mode
Use design mode to add UDFs to the appropriate screen. When you create a UDF for a component, it is stored in the BusinessFieldLabel pane of the design window.
To add a UDF to a screen, select it and drag it from the Business Field Label section to its new position on the screen.

Field Properties Tab with UDF