Database model which provides management of custom fields and methods and apparatus therfor

A system configured to manage a custom field of a task object, the system comprising:

• non-transitory electronic storage storing:
• a task object for a task managed by a project management environment, the task object including a unique task ID;
• a first object specifying a definition of a custom field, the first object including a unique first object ID;
• and
• a second object including i) a value of the custom field for the task in accordance with the definition of the custom field as applied to the task object through a join of the first object and the task object, ii) the unique task ID so that the value of the custom field specified in the second object is associated with the task object, and iii) the unique first object ID so that the value of the custom field specified in the second object is associated with the definition of the custom field specified by the first object;
• and
• one or more physical processors configured by computer-readable instructions to:
• effectuate presentation of the value for the custom field for the task in a user interface of the project management environment by accessing the second object and retrieving the value from the second object, wherein the second object is accessed to present the value for the custom field for the task based on the unique task ID included in the second object being associated with the task object, and the unique first object ID included in the second object being associated with the custom field.