Profile fields reference table

Overview

The following table outlines the default profile fields available in a digital workplace.

If you want to modify your available profile fields, you should contact your Customer Success Manager or email the Customer Success Team to explore Premium Profiles.

Considerations and caveats

Bulk upload

When performing a bulk upload, any text that contains commas should be wrapped in quotation marks. This prevents the comma in the text from interfering with the bulk upload file's comma separation between profile fields.

For example, when entering information into the Associations field:

"APA, CPA, University of Waterloo"

Custom or Premium profile fields

If your workplace has custom or premium profile fields, the names of your profile fields may differ from the default field names in the table below. To find the names of custom or premium profile fields that are available in your digital workplace, navigate to the Bulk Upload page of your digital workplace.

Click the Control Panel cog () on the Userbar.
Under Membership, select Manage Members.
Click Bulk Member Upload.

The comma-separated list that appears in the CSV Data text box contains all of the profile fields in your digital workplace.

Privacy settings

The default privacy settings of the profile fields outlined below may differ from those in your digital workplace if you use premium profile fields.

In addition to the fields below, the following profile elements have privacy settings:

Picture: Defaults to Everybody
Contacts: Defaults to Nobody

Users can change their privacy settings at any time. For instructions, see Changing your privacy settings.

Default profile fields

Field/Column	Label Name	Description	Default Privacy Setting
address	Street Address/Work Address	Enter information about a member's work address. Example: 55 King St. W	Members
address2	Street Address 2/Work Address 2	Enter additional information about a member's work address. Example: Suite 201	Members
associations	Associations	Enter a comma-separated list of the associations that a member is affiliated with. Example: APA, CPA, University of Waterloo	Members
bio	About	Enter information about a member's background. There is a limit of 2000 characters. Example: Playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist...	Members
birthdate	Birthday/Birthdate	Enter a member's birthday using the format YYYY-MM-DD. By default, most profile pages do not show the year. Example: 1985-12-25	Members
Birthday	n/a	This field is deprecated and does not appear on the profile page. Use the field birthdate for information about a member's birthday.	n/a
blog	My Blog	Enter an absolute URL path for a member's blog. Example: https://www.igloosoftware.com/press/	Members
busphone	Work Phone	Enter the member's work phone number. No specific format is required. Example: 555-555-5555	Members
buswebsite	Employer Website	Enter an absolute URL path for a member's organization. Entering a URL in this field causes the name in the company field to act as a link to the organization's web site. If the company field does not have a value, this field does nothing. Example: https://www.igloosoftware.com/	Members
cellphone	Mobile	Enter a member's work cell phone number. No specific format is required. Example: 555-555-5555	Members
city	City	Enter the city where a member is located. Example: Toronto	Members
company	Employer	Enter the name of a member's organization. If the buswebsite field has a URL, this name will act as a link to that web site. Example: Igloo Software	Members
country	Country	Enter the country where a member is located. Example: Canada	Members
customIdentifier	n/a	Only available if your digital workplace is configured to use SAML SSO. Replaces the password field. When using SAML, you must include this field as a column in any bulk upload. However, you do not need to populate these cells with values.	n/a
department	Department	Enter the department that a member is a part of. Example: Accounting	Members
email	n/a	Enter a member's email. This address is used by Igloo to identify this member within your digital workplace. While the bulk upload can set this field when adding new members, it cannot change this value for existing members. Members can change their own email from their profile page, and administrators can change member emails from the Manage Members page. This field is mandatory when performing a bulk upload.	Nobody
extension	Extension	Enter a member's work phone extension. No specific format is required. Example: 5555	Members
fax	Fax	Enter a member's fax machine number. No specific format is required. Example: 555-555-5555	Members
firstname	First Name	Enter the first name of a member. All digital workplace members must have a first name. This field is mandatory when performing a bulk upload. Example: "John"	n/a
gender	n/a	This field is deprecated and does not appear on the profile page.	n/a
hobbies	Hobbies	Enter a comma-separated list of a member's hobbies. Example: miniature painting, taxidermy, numismatics	Members
i_report_to	Reports to	Enter the name of a member's manager. If the i_report_to_email contains an email, this name will act as a link to the manager's profile page. Example: Seth Burton	n/a
i_report_to_email	Report to Email	Enter the email associated with a manager's account within your digital workplace. Entering an email in this field causes the name in the i_report_to field to act as a link to the manager's profile page. Example: Seth.Burton@solutionsinconline.com	n/a
im_aol	n/a	This field is deprecated and does not appear on the profile page.	n/a
im_googletalk	Hangouts	Enter the email of a member's Google account. Example: example@gmail.com	Members
im_msn	MSN	This field is deprecated and does not appear on the profile page.	n/a
im_msteams	Teams	Enter the email of a member's 0365 account. Example: example@example.com	Members
im_skype	Skype	Enter the email of a member's Skype account. Example: example@example.com	Members
im_skypeforbusiness	Skype for Business	Enter the email of a member's Skype for Business account. Example: example@example.com	Members
interests	Interests	Enter a comma-separated list of a member's interests. Example: bears, beets, battlestar galactica	Members
isSAML	n/a	Do not enter any values into this field.	n/a
lastname	Last Name	Enter the last name of a member. All digital workplace members must have a last name. This field is mandatory when performing a bulk upload. Example: Doe	n/a
managedByLdap	n/a	Do not enter any values into this field.	n/a
occupation	Occupation	Enter a member's occupation. Example: Blacksmith	Members
password	n/a	Enter a member's Igloo Authentication password. Replaced by customIdentifier if your digital workplace uses SAML SSO. If your workplace only uses Igloo Authentication, you must include this field as a column in any bulk upload. In a bulk upload, new members must have a value in this cell while existing members can have this cell left empty. The bulk upload cannot change existing passwords. To reset a member's password see: Changing your Igloo password Resetting a member's password Resetting a forgotten password	n/a
s_facebook	Facebook	Enter the URL of a member's Facebook page. Example: https://www.facebook.com/Igloo-Software-73048127223/	Members
s_google	Google+	Enter the URL of a member's Google+ page.	Member
s_linkedin	Linkedin	Enter the URL of a member's Linkedin page. Example: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igloo-software/	Members
s_twitter	Twitter	Enter the URL of a member's Twitter page. Example: https://twitter.com/IglooSoftware	Members
sector	Sector	Enter an index number corresponding to a descriptive sector name. See Sector profile field reference table for which integer values correspond to which sectors.	Members
skills	Expertise	Enter a comma-separated list of a member's interests. Example: problem-solving, communication, multilingual	Members
state	Province/State/Region	Enter the region a member resides in. Example: Ontario	Members
status	n/a	This field is deprecated and does not appear on the profile page.	n/a
website	My Website	Enter an absolute URL path for a member's website. Example: https://www.igloosoftware.com/	Members
work_start_date	n/a	Enter the date a member joined your organization (YYYY-MM-DD). This profile field is not visible on the profile page and can be populated using the ILST (Igloo LDAP Sync Tool) or Bulk Upload. Example: 2018-06-01	n/a
zipcode	Postal/Zip Code	Enter a member's Postal/Zip Code. No specific format is required. Example: N2G 4W1	Members

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