Overview
Setting label: Enable Drop Off Indicator
Setting ID: Enable_DropOffIndicator
Location: Main Settings > General Settings > Student Form Registration tab, Drop Off Indicator & Disable Reregistration Settings group
What This Setting Does
This setting turns on the Drop Off Indicator field on the educational program section of the _Student_ form. The Drop Off Indicator is used to flag that a _Student_’s educational program has been dropped, using a configurable list of drop off reasons, separately from the program’s regular status field.
Where It Is Used
Main Menu > Students > Students List > Create (or Edit) > Educational Program section, Drop Off Indicator field.
Business Logic / Behavior
- When enabled, a Drop Off Indicator field is displayed on the educational program section, letting staff select one of the configured drop off reasons for that educational program.
- When disabled, the Drop Off Indicator field is hidden from the educational program section and cannot be set on any _Student_ record.
- The values available in the Drop Off Indicator field are drawn from the Drop Off Indicator list configured for the institution.
Example(s)
Alpha Institute enables this setting and has configured Drop Off Indicator reasons including Financial Difficulty and Relocation. When registrar Laura C. processes the withdrawal of _Student_ Ethan W. from his Grade 6 educational program on 12 October 2026, she sets the Drop Off Indicator to Relocation, recording the specific reason the family gave for leaving.
When to Use
When to Enable
Enable this setting when the institution wants to track and report on the specific reasons _Students_ drop out of an educational program, beyond simply marking the program as inactive.
When to Disable
Disable this setting if the institution does not need to record a specific drop off reason and a status change alone is sufficient.
Notes
Related settings:
- Enable Drop Off Indicator additional properties (Enable_DropOffIndicator_Additional_Properties in Student Form Registration > Drop Off Indicator & Disable Reregistration Settings)
- Educational Program Required Comments For (Educational_Program_Required_Comments_For in Student Form Registration > Drop Off Indicator & Disable Reregistration Settings)
Related configuration: Drop Off Indicator (Main Settings > General Settings > Parametric Lists > Students > Drop Off Indicator) – manages the list of drop off reasons available in this field.
K-12 vs Higher Education: This setting behaves the same regardless of whether Enable Configuration for Higher Education is on or off.
