Edit User and Group Profile Values

A user profile is a collection of properties you collect and store about users and groups. Each piece of data in a user profile is called a user property. User properties can range from statically-defined properties, such as a user's Social Security number, to dynamically-created and persisted properties, such as Web-site tracking information for a particular user, or user preferences entered from a standard input screen.

User properties can be used to target users with personalized content, pre-populate forms, and define rules for Delegated Administration and Visitor Entitlements. These properties, such as address information, employment details, personal interests, and investing characteristics, appear as editable fields in the WebLogic Administration Portal.

While you can edit properties on groups, users belonging to those groups do not inherit the group properties in the WebLogic Administration Portal environment. Group properties are used by developers in their applications.

To Edit User and Group Profile Values:

1. Find the user or group whose profile you wish to edit. (If you do not see a list of groups, see the Notes below.)
2. Select the Edit User Profile Values or Edit Group Profile Values tab.
3. In the "Properties from Property Set" field, select the property set containing the properties you want to edit.
4. Expand the property you want to edit.
5. Change the property value and click Update Value.
6. Repeat these steps to edit additional properties.

Notes: If a list of groups is not displayed, make sure you have built a group hierarchy tree for the authentication provider. If after that you still do not see a list of groups, the authentication provider probably does not allow read access (see View Security Provider Properties to find out). However, you can activate a text field for group name entry for authentication providers that do not allow read access.

If you are using an RDBMS authentication provider, be aware of case sensitivity when looking up users and groups. For example, group "Managers" is different than group "managers.

If you cannot modify property values (they are read-only), they may be properties from an external property database brought in by your development team. While you cannot edit the properties, you can still use those properties in setting up personalization, Delegated Administration, and Visitor Entitlements.

Related Topics:

- Overview of Interaction Management
- Create a New User
- Add User to a Group
- Assign Delegated Administration to Groups