Profiles Overview

Documentation ERRORS

• If you change the Role in the ptProfile.xml file - you need to change the setRolePermission() function in profileRoles.cfc to have the correct permissions for the new role
• The profile links (in the top right of the Profile Page) don't work because <DASHBOARD_URL> is not defined in the config struct

About Profile App

The Profile application is built in the Application Development Framework (ADF).

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Requirements

ADF Library components that are required for the Profile:

• CEData_1_0
• CSData_1_0
• Scripts_1_0
• CCAPI

ADF must be configured correctly for your site. Site Configuration has instructions for configuration.

Contents

The Profile contains the following:

• Custom Coding - various components and scripts.
• CommonSpot Components:
  • Profile - Custom Element
  • Profiles - Metadata Form

Note: Elements may contain 1 or more: Render Handlers or Custom Field Types. It does NOT use Display Templates.

Pre-installation Considerations

The ADF must be setup and configured on the server for the site that will be implementing the Profile application. For detailed instructions follow the Application Development Framework (ADF) wiki page for Site Configurations.

This installation guide assumes that you have no Custom Elements/Metadata Forms with the names above. Before the install, be sure to remove any Custom Elements/Metadata Forms with the names contained in the "Contents" section above. If you do not remove existing elements with these names you may have difficulties during the installation.

Installation/Setup

Each of the following steps should be completed fully and in the order presented.

• ADF Configuration
• Extract Profile Application
• Styles
• Import CommonSpot Components
• Site Configuration
• CCAPI Setup
• Build CommonSpot Templates/Pages

Features

The profile application will provide the following list of features:

• Lightbox
• Profile Roles
• Multiple Profile Pages
• Multiple Page Templates
• Profile Select
• Extended Profile Elements
• Authorized Administrators
• Auto Create
• Bulk Creation/Update
• Hooks to Photo Gallery App

Guides

• How to add a new profile role

Known Issues/Bugs

Found a bug, view the Known Issues/Bugs wiki page. Your issue not on the list? Then post it so the issue can be addressed.