Manage Profile Properties

The Properties page is used to manage a profile’s attribute properties. Attribute properties are metadata for an attribute. For example, an attribute property called Portal_Use_Flag could be used to identify any attribute that needs to be sent to an external portal.

Profile attribute properties define:

• The initial values for a repository’s attribute properties when the repository is created.
• A set of attribute property rules the repository may use. (For a repository to use a profile’s attribute property rule, the rule must be added to the repository’s configuration.)

To edit a profile’s attribute’s properties, select the Properties button on the Manage Profile tab’s Page Bar. The Properties page will open.

Attribute Properties Configuration Page

The Properties page has four action buttons on its Activity Bar:

• Add: To add a property, click the Add button in the Properties Page’s Activity Bar. A new property will be created. Edit the property as described below.
• Edit: One of two ways to edit a property (see below). Using the Edit button allows you to edit the Name, Data Type and Default Value of the property.
• Delete: To delete a property, select the property and click the Delete button in the Properties Page’s Activity Bar.
• Reorder: Used to change the order of the properties.

There are two ways to edit a profile’s attribute property:

• The Edit button on the Activity Bar.
• Inline editing on the Properties page.

To edit a property inline, double-click the field you wish to edit. Depending on the type of field being edited, you will either get a dropdown list that lets you choose a value or you will be able to enter the value.

The configuration fields of a profile property are Name, Data Type, and Default Value. These configuration options are the same as the Name, Data Type, and Default Value configuration options for attributes. For more information regarding these configuration options, see Attribute Configuration Fields.