Additional information in the selection of a user

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In Octopus there is information to help distinguish between people when searching for a user. For example, their site name, department, their Windows username etc.

Some information is there by default, but other variables can be added, removed or reordered.

Visual Explanation

On the Web Portal

In Octopus

The following table shows the default choices and other choices available:

On the Web Portal	In Octopus
Default Values [User.DepartmentFullname] - Complete department name, including sub-departments [User.Fullphone] - Phone number with extension	Default Values [User.Department] - Last department level [User.Site] - Last site level [User.Jobtitle] - Title
Additional Fields Available [User.Logon] - Windows Username [User.Department] - Last department level [User.Site] - Last site level [User.Jobtitle] - Title [User.DepartmentFullname] - Complete department name, including sub-departments [User.Fullphone] - Phone number with extension [User.EmployeeNumber] - Employee Number	Additional Fields Available [User.Logon] - Windows Username [User.Department] - Last department level [User.Site] - Last site level [User.Jobtitle] - Title [User.DepartmentFullname] - Nom de département complet, incluant les sous-départements [User.Fullphone] - Phone number with extension [User.EmployeeNumber] - Employee Number
Option Name WebUI.UserDropdown.InfoFormat Configuration Option The same for all teams	Option Name WinUI.UserDropdown.InfoFormat Configuration Option Can be different between teams

On the Web Portal

In Octopus

Default Values

[User.DepartmentFullname] - Complete department name, including sub-departments
[User.Fullphone] - Phone number with extension

Default Values

[User.Department] - Last department level
[User.Site] - Last site level
[User.Jobtitle] - Title

Additional Fields Available

[User.Logon] - Windows Username
[User.Department] - Last department level
[User.Site] - Last site level
[User.Jobtitle] - Title
[User.DepartmentFullname] - Complete department name, including sub-departments
[User.Fullphone] - Phone number with extension
[User.EmployeeNumber] - Employee Number

Additional Fields Available

[User.Logon] - Windows Username
[User.Department] - Last department level
[User.Site] - Last site level
[User.Jobtitle] - Title
[User.DepartmentFullname] - Nom de département complet, incluant les sous-départements
[User.Fullphone] - Phone number with extension
[User.EmployeeNumber] - Employee Number

Option Name

WebUI.UserDropdown.InfoFormat

Configuration Option

The same for all teams

Option Name

WinUI.UserDropdown.InfoFormat

Configuration Option

Can be different between teams

Contact us to modify this option and tell us the option name and variables to modify.

What you need to know:

Indicate the option name and the order required as follows:

Changes to WebUI.UserDropdown.InfoFormat for [User.Site], [User.Department], [User.JobTitle], [User.Fullphone].

Changes to WinUI.UserDropdown.InfoFormat pour [User.Department], [User.JobTitle], [User.EmployeeNumber].

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