4.6 Enabling Profile Update

You can enable users to view and update their profile attributes. This is feature is available on Main Menu. Ensure that the attributes you configure in the Update Profile module have required rights in the LDAP directory.

To enable users to update their profile, perform the following steps:

  1. In Configuration Editor, click Modules > Update Profile.

  2. Click View > Always Show Advanced Settings to see and configure the advanced settings.

  3. Configure the following settings:

    Setting

    Description

    Enable Update Profile

    Select this check box.

    Force Update Profile

    Select this check box if you want to display the Update Profile module to users after login if Update Check Query Match evaluation returns true.

    Update Profile Update Agreement Message

    Specify the message you want to display to users before allowing them to update their profile. You can include HTML tags in the message.

    Leave this field blank if you do not want to display any agreement message to users.

    Update Query Match

    Specify a query.

    Users who match this query can update their profile.

    Update Write Actions

    Specify the actions that system executes after a user's attributes are populated. You can use macros.

    Update Profile Form

    Specify attributes that users can view and update.

    For example,

    • givenName: First Name:text:1:40:false:false

    • sn: Last Name:text:1:40:false:false

    • facsimileTelephoneNumber:Fax Number 2:text:3:25:false:false

    NOTE:The user must have read and write privilege to these attributes to save the changes.

    Update Check Query Match

    Specify a query to determine whether a user wants to populate the param values when the checkProfile or checkAll parameter is used with the command servlet.

    If you leave this field blank, the system checks the user’s values against the form requirements.

    Show Update Profile Confirmation

    Select this check box to show users the profile update confirmation message before they submit changes. This provides users an opportunity to read and review their attributes before submitting changes.

  4. Click the Save icon.