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Overview
Profile types can be used to configure the layout of the main Profiles page and the layout of the widgets used in Profiles.
IBM Lotus Connections supports multiple attribute layouts based on different profile types. In addition to different attribute layouts, custom extension attributes are also supported for every profile type. Because all profiles share one schema, an extension attribute, such as customers, has the same semantic meaning for all profile types. However, you can choose to associate a particular attribute with a profile based on profile type. The user interface configuration, including display characteristics and whether an attribute can be edited, is also configurable for custom extension attributes based on profile type. The following features can be associated with a profile type:
- Attributes and attribute layout
- Custom extension attributes and custom extension attribute layout
- Search results layout
- Business card layout
- ATOM API attributes
- Widgets and widget layout
For more information on adding widgets to Profiles, see Adding custom widgets to Profiles.
To enable multiple profile types, you need set the EMPLOYEE.PROF_TYPE database table column for each user. Otherwise the default profile type is used.
When configuring profile types for the layout of Profiles, you make the configuration changes in the profiles-config.xml file. To add profile types for widget layout, you make the configuration changes in the widgets-config.xml file.
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Add custom widgets to Profiles