Customizing Users: Administrative Fields

You can create custom fields that will allow you to capture data from your users when they register for events, add hours, answer surveys, etc. Additionally, there is also an option to create a custom field that only administrators have access to called "Administrative Fields". These fields act as a kind of "Office-Use Only" field for an administrator to keep track of user information on the backend. 

Creating Administrative Fields

To create an admin field, navigate to your Admin Dashboard > Customize > Users > Administrative Fields. Once here, you can create your admin field by dragging and dropping the desired field type and then adding the name of the field: 

Accessing Administrative Fields

After creating your fields, you will be able to update the information for each user by going to Users > Manage Users > Configure Layout. Please note that your admin fields will be recognizable because they will have "(Admin)" next to the title. After finding the field and applying it to your manage grid, you will be able to update the information for your users as shown here: 

In addition, you can update the admin fields for a user by accessing their User Details and then going to the Administrative Fields tab: