"put the Roth recharacterized amount in the Traditional IRA contribution field so that it would either be treated as a deduction or an 8606 would be created to show it as a basis in the Traditional IRA."

Roth contributions are only after-tax dollars, so it is never possible to treat it as deductible. Yes, it would be basis when recharacterized to Trad IRA. Earnings are always the consideration when this happens, because Roth earnings have not been taxed, and any recharacterization or distribution of excess contribution has to take earnings into consideration.