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title: "Adding Users to the Form for Adhoc Routing"
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To add user lookup functionality to a form for workflow routing/approval, follow the steps below:  

> ℹ️ Here is a link to a sample video: [Data Lookup (List)](https://uconn.sharepoint.com/sites/ITSATS/_layouts/15/viewer.aspx?sourcedoc=c920166d-45b0-46c8-b24b-dae7b8a9248f&nav=%7b%22playbackOptions%22:%7b%22startTimeInSeconds%22:680.479%7d%7d)

1. Open the **Advanced** gadgets section
2. Drag **Data Lookup (List)** to the form palette.
3. Click on **Data Source | Choose** in the configuration area for the gadget
4. Select **Kuali Data** | **Users **and click on **Continue**

![Select Kuali Data as the data source](media://1de8f86c-7e33-4078-9005-63c293861445)

5.  Add additional user profile information on the form automatically:

In the gadget configuration section, click on **Add extra user details** to display a NetID or email with Name. This will enable you to distinguish between similarly named people. Additionally, the **Data Lookup (Single Item) **placed on the form (and configured for **username** from the **Data Lookup (List) )**

![New data Lookup](media://e972bb11-13b8-4e71-8490-63eddb6167f8)

Turn on the **Add linked auto-filled gadgets **for this item, which will enable the display of additional information, such as Title, Department Name, etc.  This will assist with more accurate identification of the person from the user lookup.  

![Add linked auto-filled gadget](media://6a64e610-0815-4d3f-b345-70fcee656bdb)

[Click here for additional information on Advanced or Smart Gadgets: Data Lookup (Single Item), Data Lookup (List), and Data Multiselect](https://kuali.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/26758119407387-What-Do-the-Data-Lookup-Single-Item-Data-Lookup-List-and-Data-Multiselect-Gadgets-Do)


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[Form Data Sharing / Lookup List](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/26343342093)