# User Profile Control

This control exposes the user profile information to a Page Flow portlet. This is useful if you need to get all properties for a user, or only a subset of properties. Obviously, in order to obtain access to this information, a user would need to login with appropriate privileges. For this reason, a Page Flow that uses the User Profile Control would be a good candidate for a nested page flow.

NOTE: The User Profile Control does not allow the user to register. If the user does not have a valid account, an anonymous or tracked profile will be used.

## Overview

This control is backed by the UserManager EJB, which is deployed into every Portal application created in WebLogic Workshop.

To use this control, drag the User Profile Control onto the Page Group being edited, and then refer to its instance using the Form Editor.

Related Topics

Tutorial: Creating a Control Page Flow Using the Wizard

Adding Portal Controls to Java Page Flows