Editing a User's Attributes

To edit a user's attributes:

1. Log in to OIM as an administrator.
2. In Identity Self Service, under Administration, click Users.
3. Search for the user whose attributes you want to modify.
4. Select the user in the search results table.
5. Modify the user with one of the following ways:
   • Click Edit on the toolbar.
   • Select Edit from the Actions menu.
   • Click the user login of the user record that you want to edit and then click Modify User on the toolbar of the User Details page.
6. In the Modify User page, change the values of the attributes that you want to edit.
7. Click Submit.

   Note: Changing a user's Organization or User Login can result in provisioning errors that will prevent the user from accessing their account. Oracle recommends that you do not change a user's User Login or Organization.

The following list includes the name of the fields in the sections that appear on the Modify User page as well as a description for each field:

Justification and Effective Date

• Justification: Justification for creating the user.
• Effective Date: Date on which the user must be created.

Basic User Information

• First Name: First name of the user.
• Middle Name: Middle name of the user.
• Last Name: Last name of the user.
• Email: Email address of the user.
• Manager: The reporting manager of the user.
• Organization: The organization to which the user belongs. This is also known as the home organization.
• User Type: The type of employee, such as consultant, contractor, contingent worker, employee, full-time employee, intern, non-worker, other, part-time employee, or temporary.
• Display Name: It can have localized values, which can be added by clicking Manage Localizations, and selecting from a list of languages. Display Name is available in 33 languages.

Account Settings

• User Login: The user name to be specified for logging in to the Administration Console.
• Password: The password to be specified for logging in to the Administration console.
• Confirm Password: Re-enter the password to be specified for logging in to the Administration console.

Account Effective Dates

• Start Date: The date when the user will be activated in the system.
• End Date: The date when the user will be deactivated in the system.

Provisioning Dates

• Provisioning Date: Date when user is provisioned into the system.
• Deprovisioning Date: Date when the user is deprovisioned from the system.

Contact Information

• Telephone Number: The telephone number of the user.
• Home Phone: The telephone number of the user's residence.
• Home Postal Address: The postal address of the user's residence.
• Fax: The fax number of the user.
• Mobile: The mobile number of the user.
• Pager: The pager number of the user.
• Postal Address: The postal address of the user.
• Postal Code: The postal code number of the user's address.
• PO Box: The post box number of the user's address.
• State: The state name of the user.
• Street: The street name where the user resides.
• Country: The country where user resides.
• Locale: The locale code of the user.

Other Attributes

• Timezone: The timezone of the user.
• Common Name: The common name of the user.
• Department Number: The department number of the user.
• Employee Number: The employee number of the user.
• Generation Qualifier: Whether the user qualifies the generation.
• Hire Date: The hiring date of the user.
• Locality Name: The name of the locality where user resides.
• Initials: The initials of the user.
• Title: The title for the user.

Related Topics

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Resetting Challenge Questions

Changing a Password

Removing Roles

Removing User Accounts

Disabling a User's Account

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