Maintaining Business Attribute Definitions

This topic discusses defining business attributes and reviewing assigned business attributes.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Profile Configuration Page

EPPCW_PROF_CONFIG

Define business attributes.

User Business Data Attributes Page

EPPCW_VIEWPROFILE

Review assigned business attributes.

Use the Profile Configuration page (EPPCW_PROF_CONFIG) to define business attributes.

Navigation:

Portal Administration > Profile Management > Profile Configuration

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Profile Configuration page - Attributes tab. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Profile Configuration page, Attributes tab

Field or Control

Description

Attribute ID

Enter a unique identifier for the attribute. This field is used as the attribute key.

Attribute Label

Enter a description for the attribute. This is the label that a portal user sees when they select an attribute to assign to managed content items.

Prompt Table

Select the record name of the table that contains the values for the attribute.

Key 1

Select the field that is the primary key for the associated prompt table.

Key 2, Key 3, Key 4

Select additional key fields, if applicable.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Profile Configuration page - Selection Details tab. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Profile Configuration page - Selection Details tab

Field or Control

Description

Display Order

Enter a value to specify the order in which the attribute appears in the User Business Data Attributes page. Attributes appear in ascending order based on their display order value.

Active

Select to enable usage of the business attribute. Only active attributes appear on the Member Profile page.

Secure Content

Select to enable use of the attribute to secure access to managed content.

See Administering Content Management Business Attribute Security.

Use the User Business Data Attributes page (EPPCW_VIEWPROFILE) to review assigned business attributes.

Navigation:

Portal Administration > Profile Management > View Profile

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the User Business Data Attributes page.

User Business Data Attributes page

Select a User ID for which to review attribute values, then click Search.