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How to Copy a Profile Definition

You can copy an existing profile definition and save it under a new name. If you copy an existing profile definition to create a new profile definition, you must delete the properties listed in the following table from your new profile definition. These properties are valid only in the existing profile definitions.

Existing profile definition

Property

User Object

User catalog set

Organization

Organization catalog set

If you want to use these properties in your new profile definition, you can re-create them by using the same profile attributes that are included in the existing profile definitions. For information about how to create a new property, see How to Add a Property to a Profile Definition.

To copy a profile definition

  1. Expand Commerce Server Manager, expand Global Resources, expand Profiles, expand Profile Catalog, expand Profile Definitions, right-click the profile you want to copy, and then click Copy Profile Definition.

  2. In the Copy Profile Definition dialog box, do the following:

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    Name

    Type a programmatic name for the profile definition. The name can contain a maximum of 127 alphanumeric characters and the underscore (_) symbol. The name cannot contain spaces.

    Display Name

    Type the name that you want displayed for the profile definition. The display name can contain a maximum of 127 Unicode characters.

    Description

    Type a description for the profile definition. The description can contain a maximum of 127 Unicode characters.

  3. Click Next.

  4. In the Custom Attributes dialog box, click New.

  5. In the Custom Attribute dialog box, do the following:

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    Name

    Type a programmatic name for the 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 that 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.

  6. To save the profile definition, click OK.

  7. To save the profile definition and return to Commerce Server Manager, click Finish.

The new profile definition is saved.

See Also

Other Resources

Managing Profile Definitions

How to Use the Profiles Schema Manager

About the Profiles Schema Manager