Adding a Custom Attribute to a Profile Definition
You use the Profiles resource to add custom attributes to your profile definitions. Custom attributes on profile properties are placeholders for storing application-specific information. The type of these attribute/value pairs must be string. Profile definition custom attributes are available only within the Profiles resource.
The following table lists profile definition custom attributes.
Custom attribute | Description | Values |
---|---|---|
DefaultParentURL | Specifies where profiles are stored in the underlying Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) store. | The URL. |
DWClassName | Specifies the name of the object (in this case a table) in the Data Warehouse to which the profile will export data. If the class (table) does not exist in the Data Warehouse, the DTS task will create it. | The name of the table in the Data Warehouse. |
To add a custom attribute to a profile definition
- Expand Commerce Server Manager, expand Global Resources, expand Profiles, expand Profile Catalog, expand Profile Definitions, right-click the profile definition to which you want to add a custom attribute, and then click Properties.
- In the Properties dialog box, on the Custom Attributes tab, click New to display the Custom Attribute dialog box.
- In the Custom Attribute dialog box, do the following:
Use this To do this Name Type a programmatic name for the new attribute. The name can contain a maximum of 127 alphanumeric characters and the underscore (_) symbol. The name cannot contain spaces. Display Name Type the name you want displayed for the attribute. The display name can contain a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. Description Type a description for the attribute. The description can contain a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. Value Type the value of the attribute. - Click OK.
- To return to Commerce Server Manager, click OK.
The profile definition is saved with the new custom attribute.
See Also
Creating a New Data Source in the Profiles Resource
Adding Properties to Profile Definitions in the Profiles Resource
Managing Profile Definitions in the Profiles Resource
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