Step 1: Add a custom profile property

1. In Profiles, click Profile Definition Designer.
2. In the Profiles screen, select User Object, and then click on the toolbar.
3. In the Profile: User Object screen, in the Properties list, select General Information, and then click Add.
4. In the Add dialog box, select the Add a new property option, and then click OK.
5. In the Attributes section, do the following:

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   Name	Type ListName.
   Display name	Type ListName.
   Description	Type User List Name.
   Type	Select the String property type from the drop-down list.

6. In the Advanced Attributes section, do the following:

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   Active	Specify the new property as Active.
   Map to data	Click the ellipsis […] button to open the Data Source Picker dialog box. In the Data Source Picker dialog box, under the User Object, select the Custom Property 1 (STRING) data member for the property.
   Key type	Leave this blank.
   Required	Clear this option.
   Exported	Clear this option.
   Defer cache load	Clear this option.
   Multi-valued	Clear this option.
   Searchable	Clear this option.

7. To apply the new property and display it in the Properties list, click Apply.
8. To save the property, click on the toolbar to save the profile.

The profile definition is saved with the new property. After you add a property to a profile definition, you must publish the changes on your Web site.

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