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Add custom extension attributes for Profiles
You can customize the Profiles feature by adding custom extension attributes.
The Profiles feature provides a set of default attributes. Because every organization's structure is unique, the Profiles feature also provides the ability to add additional custom extension attributes. For example, you might want to add an extra attribute for your organization that allows employees to specify their mentor. You can extend the application with an unlimited number of custom extension attributes.
You can also add simple string extension attributes by including additional lines in the profiles-config.xml file.
It is not necessary to populate the values of the newly-added custom extension attributes using the Profiles IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI) Solution scripts that are provided. The values can be manually entered into the database using the Edit My Profile page in the user interface. Storing these values in the LDAP and populating the values using Tivoli Directory Integrator Solution scripts is optional.
- Populate custom extension attributes
To map custom extension attributes to fields in your source LDAP directory, configure settings in the tdi-profile-config.xml file for each custom extension attribute.- Enable custom extension attributes for Profiles
Extend the Profiles feature by adding custom extension attributes.- Specify a required field
You can make a custom field into a required field by editing the validation.xml file.
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