5.9 Configuring the Update Profile Module

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

You can create required number of profiles for the Update Profile module and configure appropriate settings for each profile. For more information, see Configuring Profiles.

To configure the Update Profile module:

  1. Log in to Self Service Password Reset at https://dns-name/sspr as an administrator.

  2. In the toolbar, click your name.

  3. Click Configuration Editor.

  4. Click Modules > Authenticated > Update Profile > Update Profile Profiles > default.

  5. Configure the following settings for the default profile:

    Update Profile Match

    Specify a query to define a Profile Match that only allows users who match this query to update their profiles. You add an LDAP profile to match as well as an LDAP search filter.

    Click View Matches to see the result of the filter.

    Update Profile Actions

    Add actions to execute after Self Service Password Reset populates the users’ attributes. Specify a descriptive name for the action, then click OK to display the available options.

    Force Update Profile

    Enable this option to present the Update Profile module to the users upon login if the users do not satisfy the form configuration conditions. Specifically, the system checks the Required and Regular Expression conditions against the current LDAP form values. The user cannot perform other functions until they update the form values to values that match the form configuration.

    Update Profile 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.

    You can also configure this setting in a different language. Click Add Locale, then select the required language from the list.

    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.

    Show Update Profile Confirmation

    Enable this option 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.

    Enable Email Verification

    Enable this option to have the system send an email to the user's email address before updating the account. The user must verify receipt of the email before the system can update the account.

    Enable SMS Verification

    Enable this option to have the system sends an SMS message to the user's mobile phone number before updating the account. The user must verify receipt of the SMS before the system updates the account.

  6. Enable the Update Profile module:

    1. Click Modules > Authenticated > Update Profile > Update Profile Settings.

    2. Enable the Enable Update Profile setting to enable the module.

  7. In the toolbar, click Save changes.