Add a user field

User fields added to an account appear on the registration form (on the home/login page) and can be viewed on the user's profile settings. These fields are also included in both user and application exports.

To add a user field:

1. Go to Settings > Users > Fields
2. Select Add field
3. Select the User field radio button and click Next
4. Enter a field Label (seen by applicants)
5. Add a Short title to help identify the field
   
   Tip: short titles are used by grant managers to identify the field within the platform. Applicants can also see a field's short title in a warning message when a required field is left empty, so make sure it's understandable.
6. (Optional) Enter a Field order to control the order of fields. 
   
   Note: user fields will always appear after the default required registration fields.
7. Choose the Field type and configure any field specific options
8. Choose whether the field applies to all seasons or just the active one; read more about User fields and seasons
9. Select the roles the field applies to, selecting Read and Write to give access and Required if completing the field is mandatory
10. Under Home page registration, you can set whether the field is displayed on Step one (the home page registration form) or on a subsequent Step two registration page (a follow-up page after a user completes step one)
    
    Note: we recommend:

    1. • placing fields on step two, as once a user completes step one their information is saved in the system, regardless of whether they complete step two.
       • only including extra user fields on step one if they are to record acknowledgment of privacy conditions or terms and conditions before this response is saved.
11. Select Data protection options based on the nature of the data being collected. Read more about Data protection on fields
12. Check the Available in advanced search box to add this field to the search filter in the Users section if present
13. Click Save

• Once saved, the field is immediately functional on the registration form.
• The field is created for the currently selected season within Settings > Applications > Fields.
• Only required fields will display on step one of registration.
• If a user had registered before a new field(s) was added, they will be prompted to complete the next time they log in.

Related:

• Add an application field
• Add an attachment field
• Add a contributor field