Frequently asked questions in Profiles
Find answers to the questions that Profiles users ask most often.
- What is Profiles?
- How do I update my profile?
- What are tags?
- How do I find people?
- How do I build up my own network?
- I accidentally clicked Invite to My Network when viewing a colleague's profile. Can I cancel the invitation?
- If I ignore an invitation to join someone's network, will the person who invited me find out?
- Can I block someone from following me?
- I recently got married and want to change my name in my profile. How do I do this?
- My department has been reorganized and I report to a different manager now. How do I update the information in my report-to chain?
What is Profiles?
The Profiles application provides a directory of the people in your organization, giving you the information you need to contact them and find out about their projects, skills, and interests.
How do I update my profile?
Use the Edit My Profile page to update your profile. You can change your contact details, background information, and upload a new profile photo or pronunciation file using the options available on this page.
Note: Some profile information is automatically filled in by your administrator based on the information in your organization's personnel directory. For example, your name and the details of your report-to chain might be pulled in directly from your company directory. The administrator might also set some fields to read-only so that you cannot update them yourself. To update read-only fields, the information must be updated in the corporate personnel directory first, then the changes will be updated to your profile the next time the administrator synchronizes Profiles with the personnel directory. If you need to update information in your profile but cannot do so from the Edit My Profile page, contact your administrator or Human Resources department for assistance.
What are tags?
A tag is a descriptive keyword that you assign to your profile or someone else's profile to identify work activities, skills, or interests.
How do I find people?
You can search profiles using a simple search to find people by their contact information, such as name and job title, or use more advanced information to find people by searching on their interests, experience, and work projects. The search control is available on the top right of every page in Profiles.
How do I build up my own network?
After you've found the people that you want to connect with, add them to your network to build up a set of useful contacts. When you add someone to your network, they receive an email invitation asking them to join your network, which they can accept or decline.
I accidentally clicked Invite to My Network when viewing a colleague's profile. Can I cancel the invitation?
There is no way to revoke a network invitation once it has been sent.
If I ignore an invitation to join someone's network, will the person who invited me find out?
No, if you do not accept the invitation, the person is not notified.
Can I block someone from following me?
No, there is currently no way to prevent a person from following your profile.
I recently got married and want to change my name in my profile. How do I do this?
The information needs to be updated in your organization's personnel directory first. Then the information in your report-to chain will be updated automatically when your administrator next synchronizes Profiles with the information in the personnel directory. Contact your administrator or Human Resources department for assistance.
My department has been reorganized and I report to a different manager now. How do I update the information in my report-to chain?
The information needs to be updated in your organization's personnel directory first. Then the information in your report-to chain will be updated automatically when your administrator next synchronizes Profiles with the information in the personnel directory. Contact your administrator or Human Resources department for assistance.
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