Adding a Property Group to a Profile Definition

You use the Profile Definition Designer module to add property groups to profile definitions. You use property groups to organize profile properties in the Profile Definition Designer. For example, suppose that you add 50 properties to the User Object profile definition to gather data about the product preferences, lifestyles, and current event opinions of the users who visit your Web site. You can create property groups such as Product, Lifestyle, and Opinions to organize the properties so that they are easy to find in the Properties list in the Profile Definition Designer screen.

Property groups appear in the Properties list in the Profile Definition Designer screen with a directional arrow to the left of the group name. You click the directional arrow to expand the list of properties.

You must have access to the Profiles modules to make changes to site terms, profile definitions, and profiles. For information about Business Desk permissions, see About Business Desk Security.

To add a new property group

1. In Profiles, click Profile Definition Designer.

2. In the Profiles screen, select the profile definition to which you want to add a new property group, and then click on the toolbar.

3. In the Profile:<profile definition> screen, in the Properties list, click Add.

   Notes

   • You can create a hierarchy of property groups to organize your profile properties. To create a hierarchy of property groups, you select an existing property group to which you want to add a new property group before you click Add.
   • If a property group is selected, the new property group you create will exist under the selected property group. If you want to deselect a property group before you add a new group, you must click on the toolbar, and then in Profiles, click Profile Definition Designer.

4. In the Add dialog box, select the Adda new group option, and then click Yes.

5. In the Attributes section, do the following:

   Use this	To do this
   Name	Type a programmatic name for the new property group. The name can contain a maximum of 128 alphanumeric characters and the underscore (_) symbol. The name cannot contain spaces
   Display name	Type a display name for the new property group. The display name can contain a maximum of 128 characters.
   Description	Type a description for the new property group.

6. To apply the new property group and display it in the Properties list, click Apply.

7. To save the property group and return to the Profiles screen, click on the toolbar.

The profile definition is saved with the new property group. You can now move existing properties into the new group, or create new properties for the new group. For information about moving properties see, Moving Profile Properties. After you add a property group to a profile definition, you must publish the changes on your Web site. For information about publishing your changes, see Publishing Profile Definition Changes on Your Web Site.

See Also

Adding Custom Attributes to a Profile Property

Profile Definitions

Profile Properties

Adding Properties to a Profile Definition

Editing Profile Properties

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