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Profile Tabs and Profile Screens

For most tasks, you include a Profile tab, which shows you the attributes for the primary object of the task. The primary object is the object to be created, viewed, or modified by the task. For example:

• For Modify User, the primary object is a user. The Profile tab includes user attributes, such as User ID and Last Name.
• For Modify Admin Task, the primary object is a task. The Profile tab includes task attributes, such as Task Name, Public Task, and Enable Workflow.

When you configure a profile tab, you define basic characteristics of that tab and you specify a profile screen. The profile screen is the user-visible part of the tab. It controls which attributes of the primary object appear on the tab and their display properties.

Note: You can use the same profile screen on the Profile tab of several tasks.

In the Profile screen definition, you select the fields for the task. The fields correspond to profile attributes. For example, the value entered in the User ID field of the Create User task is stored in a user profile attribute.

For admin tasks, Identity Manager allows you to add up to 10 custom attributes to the Profile tab. You can use the custom attributes to refine and search for roles.