Use the dropdown format for user fields

The Dropdown - suggested values format lets you turn supported user fields into a controlled list inside Signitic.

Where to configure the format

Go to Settings > Attributes.

Supported fields show an Edit button that opens the field configuration.

Enable dropdown mode

In the field edition modal for a field such as Department, use the Forced format setting.

You can choose:

• No forced format to keep free text input.

• Dropdown - suggested values to force users to pick from a list.

When dropdown mode is enabled, the Suggested values field expects one value per line.

Which fields are supported

This feature mainly applies to:

• Department / Unit

• Title / Position

• ExtraOne and other extra fields

Dedicated phone formats are not replaced by this dropdown mode.

Where the behavior changes

Once configured, the dropdown appears in several Signitic forms:

• the form preview in Settings > Attributes

• the admin user edit form

• the user self-edit form

• the public profile edit form

Important rules to know

• The dropdown applies only to Signitic forms.

• Updates coming from a connector are not blocked by this constraint.

• Dropdown mode requires at least one configured value.

• If a user already has an older value that no longer exists in the list, that value is still offered to avoid data loss.

Important: this feature does not change the data stored in the source connector. It only changes input behavior inside Signitic.

Good to know: keeping No forced format is still useful when a field must stay flexible for some business cases.

Keep in mind: the dropdown format is mainly useful to standardize values in Signitic without having to clean the source directory first.