on a reference field need to set user id along with name

[Mujahidk]

i have a requirement where i need to set User ID along with name on reference field, working on catalog item we have a field requested for shown below , beside the name i want user id for that user , any solution will be appreciated!!!

[Brad Bowman]

You can only display one field in a reference field/variable.  The value of the reference field/variable will always be the sys_id of the record from the referenced table.  You can add User ID to the typeahead search so that it displays when selecting a record, but otherwise another Catalog Item variable will be needed. You can use the auto-populate feature and make it read only if you'd like.

[Ravi Gaurav]

Hi @Mujahidk 

Not possible. Out-of-the-box, the sys_user table uses the Name field as the display value.

That means whenever you select a user from a reference field, you’ll always see the Name (not the User ID).

Best Alternative

If you need to show the User ID, you can:

• Create a separate string-type variable.

• Use the Auto-populate feature to fill it automatically from the reference field.

• Set this User ID variable to read-only, so users can see it but not change it.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Mujahidk 

Not possible. OOTB sys_user has Name field as Display

So you will always see the Name when you select Reference field.

Best alternative

> To show User ID you can create a separate string type variable and use Auto populate feature and populate that and no scripting required.

-> Ensure you make that User ID variable as readonly

Auto-populate a variable based on a reference type variable (Utah) 

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