In the support forum, a customer has asked if the WorkControl-UserManager can be used to update, display and search customer profile attributes. The answer is yes. In this blog, I will provide step by step instructions to create a custom profile field called "Currency" using the built-in "Currency" list in DNN.
In DNN, you can manage the custom defined lists from the Host >> Lists menu. The Lists menu allows you to create custom list. Figure 1 is a screen shot of the Currency list.
To create the "Currency" custom profile
- Go to Admin >> User Accounts
- Click on Manage Profile Properties (Figure 2)
- Click on Add New Profile Property (Figure 3)
- On the Add New Property Details screen(Figure 4)
- Enter "Currency" in the Property Name field
- Select "List" for Data Type
- Enter "Finance" in Property Category (note that the Category is used to group custom field together)
- Click on "Next"
- Click "Next"
- On the Mange Localization screen (Figure 5)
- Enter "Currency in the Property Name"
- Enter "Please select a currency type"
- Enter "Finance" in the Category Name
- Click on "Save Localized Text"
- Click on "Return to Profile Properties List"
Figure 6 depicts the custom profile field Currency in the Manager Profile tab in the WorkControl-UserManager.
Figure 1 - Currency list
Figure 2 - Manage Profile Properties
Figure 3 - Add New Profile Property link
Figure 4 - Add New Property Details screen
Figure 5 - Manage Localization screen
Figure 6 - Custom profile "Currency" selection list on the Manage Profile profile tab in the WorkControl-UserManager