5.2 Editing Your Information

My Profile provides an editing page that you can switch to when you want to make changes.

Some values might not be editable. Uneditable values appear on the editing page as read-only text or as links. If you have questions about what you’re authorized to edit, consult your system administrator.

To edit your information:

  1. Click the Edit Your Information link at the top of the My Profile page.

  2. When the editing page displays, make your changes as needed. Use the editing buttons in Table 5-1.

  3. When you’re done editing, click Save Changes, then click Return.

5.2.1 Hiding Information

Hiding a piece of your information hides it from everyone using the Identity Manager User Application, except you and the system administrator.

  1. Click the Edit Your Information link at the top of the My Profile page.

  2. On the editing page, find an item that you want to hide.

  3. Click Hide next to that item.

Hide might be disabled for some items. The system administrator can enable this feature for specific items.

5.2.2 Using the Editing Buttons

Table 5-1 lists the editing buttons you can use to edit your profile details.

Table 5-1 Editing Buttons

Button

What it does

Looks up a value to use in an entry

Displays a History list of values used in an entry

Adds another entry

Displays all entries for the attribute

Deletes an existing entry and its value

Lets you edit (specify and display) an image

NOTE:Add and delete groups in separate editing operations. If you remove and add groups in the same editing operation, the deleted group name reappears when the + (add) button is clicked.

The following sections tell you more about using some of these editing buttons:

Looking Up a User

  1. Click Lookup Lookup button to the right of an entry (for which you want to look up a user).

    The Lookup page displays:

    The Lookup page prompts you for search criteria

  2. Specify search criteria for the user you want:

    1. Use the drop-down list to specify a search by First Name or Last Name.

    2. In the text box next to the drop-down list, type all or part of the name to search for.

      The search finds every name that begins with the text you type. It is not case sensitive. You can optionally use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard in your text to represent zero or more of any character.

      For instance, all of the following examples find the first name Chip:

      Chip
chip
c
c*
*p
*h*

      A manager lookup searches only for users who are managers.

  3. Click Search.

    The Lookup page displays your search results:

    The Lookup page displays search results

    If you see a list of users that includes the one you want, go to Step 4. Otherwise, go back to Step 2.

    You can sort the search results in ascending or descending order by clicking the column headings.

  4. Select the user you want from the list.

    The Lookup page closes and inserts the name of that user into the appropriate entry on the editing page.

Looking Up a Group

  1. Click Lookup Lookup button to the right of an entry (for which you want to look up a group).

    The Lookup page displays:

    The Lookup page prompts you for search criteria

  2. Specify search criteria for the group you want:

    1. In the drop-down list, your only choice is to search by Description.

    2. In the text box next to the drop-down list, type all or part of the description to search for.

      The search finds every description that begins with the text you type. It is not case sensitive. You can optionally use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard in your text to represent zero or more of any character.

      For instance, all of the following examples find the description Marketing:

      Marketing
marketing
m
m*
*g
*k*

  3. Click Search.

    The Lookup page displays your search results:

    The Lookup page displays search results

    If you see a list of groups that includes the one you want, go to Step 4. Otherwise, go back to Step 2.

    You can sort the search results in ascending or descending order by clicking the column heading.

  4. Select the group you want from the list.

    The Lookup page closes and inserts the group into the appropriate entry on the editing page.

Using the History List

  1. Click History icon to the right of an entry (whose previous values you want to see).

    The History list displays. Values appear in alphabetical order.

    A short History list

  2. Do one of the following:

    If you want to

    Do this

    Pick from the History list

    Select a value that you want from the list.

    The History list closes and inserts that value into the appropriate entry on the editing page.

    Clear the History list

    Click Clear History.

    The History list closes and deletes its values for this entry. Clearing the History list does not change the current value of the entry on the editing page.

Editing an Image

Editing your information might involve adding, replacing, or displaying an image:

  1. On the editing page, click Display to display an image.

  2. Click the plus sign icon to add an image.

    If an image already exists, you can click the pencil icon to replace or remove it.

  3. Click that button to display the File Upload page:

    The Image Upload page lets you browse to the image to include in your profile

    If this item already has an image, that image displays here.

  4. To add an image or to replace the current one:

    1. Click Browse and select an appropriate image file (such as a GIF or JPG).

    2. Click Save Changes to upload the selected image file to the server.

  5. Click Close Window to return to the editing page.