Add a .NET Profile Group (IIS 7)

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista

Add a .NET profile when you want to organize properties in the user profile as groups of properties. For example, the different properties of a user's address information can be grouped together in an Address group.

Note

Adding a configuration setting adds the setting at the local level and to any child levels that inherit the setting.

Prerequisites

For information about the levels at which you can perform this procedure, and the modules, handlers, and permissions that are required to perform this procedure, see.NET Profile Feature Requirements (IIS 7).

Exceptions to feature requirements

  • None

To add a .NET profile group

You can perform this procedure by using the user interface (UI), by editing configuration files directly, or by writing WMI scripts.

User Interface

To Use the UI

  1. Open IIS Manager and navigate to the level you want to manage. For information about opening IIS Manager, see Open IIS Manager (IIS 7). For information about navigating to locations in the UI, see Navigation in IIS Manager (IIS 7).

  2. In Features View, double-click .NET Profile.

  3. In the Actions pane, click Add Group.

  4. In the Add Group dialog box, type a name for the .NET profile group in the Name text box, and then click OK.

Configuration

The procedure in this topic affects the following configuration elements:

<group>

For more information about IIS 7 configuration, see IIS 7.0: IIS Settings Schema on MSDN.

WMI

Use the following WMI classes, methods, or properties to perform this procedure:

  • None

For more information about WMI and IIS, see Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) in IIS 7. For more information about the classes, methods, or properties associated with this procedure, see the IIS WMI Provider Reference on the MSDN site.

See Also

Concepts

Configuring .NET Profiles in IIS 7