Finding a User Profile

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11/12/2009

You use the Users module to search your Web site for a user profile or a group of user profiles. You can use the Find pane to narrow your search by using the properties of the profile definition and the values in the profile you are searching for. For example, you can search for a user profile that contains the value "Mike," in the profile property "First Name." The Filtered View list below the Find pane contains all the user profiles that match your search criteria.

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 find a user profile

In Profiles, click Users.

In the UserObject screen, in the Find pane, select from the following in the Find By drop-down box:

If the Find pane is not open, click on the toolbar.

Use this	To do this
Logon name	Search for a user profile by logon name.
E-mail	Search for a user profile by e-mail address.
Last name	Search for a user profile by last name.
First name	Search for a user profile by first name.
Account status	Search for a user profile with an active or inactive account.
Date registered	Search for a user profile by the date the user registered.
Partner service role flags	Search for a user profile for a user who is a Normal User or Administrator.
Date last changed	Search for a user profile that was edited on a particular date.
Date created	Search for a user profile that was created on a particular date.
Find by property	Search for a user profile by property. Use this option to create an expression to find a user profile.
User lists	Open a user list from the List Manager module.

In the property value box that appears next, type or select from the drop-down list the specific value for the properties that you selected (for example, the last name or e-mail address of the user profile you are searching for).

Notes
- If you need a more specific search, select Find By Property from the Find By drop-down list to create an expression to find a user profile.
- You can include a wildcard entry (*) to match any number of characters in your search. For example, t* matches any user whose name begins with the letter "t".
Click Find Now.

Caution

When searching for user profiles, it is important to restrict your search criteria to control the number of user profiles matching your search parameters. If a large number of user profiles match your search criteria, the results could cause a significant decrease in your Commerce Server Business Desk performance.

The search is performed. If your search is successful, the user profiles you searched for appear in the Filtered View list. If your search is not successful, the message, "No items match this search" appears.

Finding a User Profile

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