People Connections Settings

System administrators can use this page to set application-wide defaults for People Connections features. In some cases, you can enforce the values you specify here or enable users to override these values with their own settings. You can also enable or disable users from changing their application password.

The People Connections service provides social networking tools for creating, interacting with, and tracking the activities of one's connections. Its features enable users to manage their personal profiles, access the profiles of other users, provide ad hoc feedback, post messages, track activities, and connect with others.

People Connections Settings: Activity Stream

Activity Stream is for publishing and tracking users' application activity. Activity Stream configuration settings specify the users and activities that are streamed, who can see a user's streamed activities, and whether liking and commenting is available on each streamed activity.

The Activity Stream configuration determines who can view a user's activities and the types of activities that are tracked.

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To configure Activity Stream for all users:

1. Click the icon for People Connections Settings.
2. Click the Activity Stream tab.
3. Under People, select whose activities to show:

   • Only Me—Show only the current user's activities in his or her view of the Activity Stream.

   • Me and My Connections—Show the current user's activities and the activities of that user's connections in his or her view of the Activity Stream.

   • No Personal—Omit all activities streamed from the Home portal in the current user's view of his or her Activity Stream.

4. Under Portals, select to show activities from:

   • All Portals—All portals to which the user has access.

   • My Portals—All portals the user manages.

   • No Portals—Only the Home portal

5. Under Tools and Service Categories, select the services from which to publish activities.

   Note:

   The activities of services that are not selected are still tracked, but they do not appear in the Activity Stream. If you select to show the activities at some later point, then all of the activities that occurred when it was not selected will appear in the Activity Stream.

6. Optionally, select Allow Owner Override to enable users to override a setting for a given service through their personal preferences.

   Deselect this check box to prevent users from overriding the application defaults you set here.

7. Under Privacy, specify who can view the current user's activities and whether users can override this setting in their personal preferences.

   Table 2-1 Activity Stream Privacy Options

   Option	Description
   Allow all of my activities to be viewed by	Specify who can view another user's activities. Choose from: Everyone—Any user, whether logged in or not, can view other users' activities. Authenticated Users—Users who have logged in can view other users' activities. My Connections—User A can view user B's activities if user B has accepted user A as a connection. User A can also view user A's activities. Myself—Only user A can view user A's activities.
   Allow Owner Override	Enable users to override the application default settings using their own People Connections Preferences.

8. Expand the Likes and Comments node, and specify whether liking and commenting are allowed:

   • Select Enable comments on objects in the Activity Stream to enable users to comment on a given Activity Stream item. Deselect the check box to prevent users from commenting.

   • Select Enable others to like objects in the Activity Stream to enable users to like an Activity Stream item. Deselect the check box to prevent users from liking.

   Tip:

   Users can like and comment on streamed items that include objects. For example, users can like or comment on "Jack posted a message." Users cannot like or comment on system messages, such as "Jack and Jill are now connected."

9. Click Apply.

People Connections Settings: Connections

Connections configuration involves selecting who can view another user's connections and whether users accept invitations to connect automatically.

To configure Connections:

1. Click the icon for People Connections Settings.
2. Click the Connections tab.
3. Select the required connection options:

   Table 2-2 Connections Configuration Options

   Option	Description
   Grant View Access to	Classes of users to whom to grant automatic view access to a user's connections. The users you select can view and interact with another user's connections. Choose from: Everyone—All users, including users who are not logged in, can see other users' connections. Authenticated users—Only users who are logged in can see other users' connections. User's Connections—Only the user and the user's connections can see the user's connections. User Only—Only a user can see his or her own connections.
   Allow Owner Override	Allow or prohibit users from overriding the administrator View access setting: Select to allow users to override the administrative View access setting specified here using their personal preferences. Deselect to prohibit users from overriding the administrative View access setting.
   Accept Invitations Automatically	Select to specify that, by default, all invitations to connect are accepted automatically. Deselect to specify that, by default, a user must explicitly accept or reject invitations to connect.

4. Click Apply.

People Connections Settings: Profile

Every authenticated user has a profile that displays personal information, such as email address, phone number, office location, department, manager, direct reports, and so on. All but three attributes are stored and read from the LDAP identity store that is configured for WebCenter Portal. The three exceptions are: profile photo, expertise, and Publisher status messages.

Use People Connections Settings for Profile to specify whether users are allowed to change their sign in password, which profile sections display for different types of users, whether users are allowed to update their profile details, and the profile settings that users may edit.

Personal profiles are presented in four profile sections: Summary, Employee, Business Contact, Personal Information. Each section provides information related to the section name. For example, Summary includes a collection of basic details, such as the user's name, email address, and office location.

To configure Profile:

1. Click the icon for People Connections Settings.
2. Click the Profile tab.
3. Select the required options:

   Table 2-3 Profile Configuration Options

   Option	Description
   Allow Password Change	Specify whether users are allowed to change their sign in password. Select to enable users to change their application password. Deselect to prevent users from changing their application password. This option is useful when your organization provides a single, separate application for managing user credentials and consequently prefers not to offer password management through each application.
   Profile Access	Specify which profile sections to show and whether users are allowed to update their profile details. View Settings—Specify which users can view the associated profile section, and whether users can change these defaults in their personal Preferences. Note: View Settings for the Summary section control not only who can view summary details but also who can search for the user (for example, through global search, people pickers, and the searches one uses to find and invite other users to connect). For example, if Everyone is selected; if None is selected, then the user will not appear in search results. Set values for: Who can view this section—Specify which types of users can view the associated profile section by default: Everyone—All users, including unauthenticated (public) users, can see the associated profile section in other users' profiles. Authenticated users—Only users who are logged in can see the associated profile section in other users' profiles. User's Connections—The users to whom the current user is connected can see the associated profile section in other users' profiles. This option is available for all sections except Summary. User Only—Only the user can see his or her own details in the associated profile section. None—The profile section is hidden from all users. Allow Owner Override—Select to enable users to override the default application settings you specify here in their Preferences; deselect to disable override. Users cannot change the privacy settings on the Summary section through their Preferences. Can Edit—Select to enable users to edit the associated profile section of their own personal profiles; deselect to prohibit editing. This setting also controls whether an Edit link appears in the Profile task flow, but it does not affect the appearance of the Edit button or links on the default version of the Profile page. You can use the other Profile administrative settings to prohibit users from actually changing any Profile details.
   Profile Attributes - Edit Settings	Specify the profile section attributes that users are allowed to edit by default. Under Allow Update: Select an attribute to enable users to edit its value in their own profiles. Deselect an attribute to prohibit users from editing it in their own profiles.
   Profile Synchronization settings	Specify profile synchronization settings: Specify the size of the LDAP read batch for profile synchronization. Specify whether user profile photos will be synchronized with LDAP when the cache expires.

4. Click Apply.

People Connections Settings: Message Board

Message Boards provide a way for users to view and post messages to their connections. Configuration settings for Message Board provide controls for who can view and post messages, who can edit and delete the messages they leave, who can delete and change the visibility of messages they receive, and whether commenting and liking are available on each message.

To configure Message Board:

1. Click the icon for People Connections Settings.
2. Click the Message Board tab.
3. Specify the required options:

   Table 2-4 Message Board Configuration Options

   Option	Description
   Grant View Access to	Specify who can view Message Board messages. Everyone—All users, whether logged in or not, can see users' Message Board messages. Authenticated Users—Only logged in users can see users' Message Board messages. User's Connections—Only the user and the user's connections can view the user's Message Board. User Only—Only the user can see the messages on his or her Message Board.
   Grant Post Access to	Specify who can post Message Board messages. Everyone—All users, whether logged in or not, can post Message Board messages. Authenticated Users—Only logged in users can post messages to Message Boards. User's Connections—Only the user and the user's connections can post messages to the user's Message Board. User Only—Only the user can post messages to his or her Message Board.
   Allow Owner Override	Specify whether users can override these administrative defaults. Select to enable users to edit the default settings through user preferences. Deselect to enforce the administrator default application settings.
   Enable users to act on messages they post on other Message Boards	Specify whether users are allowed to act on the messages they post. Edit message—Select to enable users to edit their own Message Board posts; deselect to prohibit users from editing the messages they post. Delete message—Select to enable users to delete their own Message Board posts; deselect to prohibit users from deleting the messages they post.
   Enable users to act on messages they received from others	Specify whether users can act on messages they receive from others. Delete message—Select to enable users to delete messages they receive from other users; deselect to prohibit users from deleting the messages they receive. Change the visibility of the message—Select to enable users to hide or show the messages from a given user; deselect to prohibit users from hiding or showing messages.
   Enable commenting on messages from Message Board	Specify whether users can comment on messages that are posted on a Message Board. Select to permit users to comment on messages. A Comment link appears below each message. Users click this to enter a comment. Deselect to prohibit commenting.
   Enable liking of messages from Message Board	Specify whether to enable users to like a message. Select to permit users to like messages. A Like link appears below each message. Deselect to prohibit liking.

4. Click Apply.

People Connections Settings: Feedback

Feedback provides a way for users to view and post feedback for other application users. Configuration settings for Feedback provide controls for granting view and post access for feedback a user receives, granting view access for feedback a user gives, allowing users to override administrative default settings, enabling users to delete the feedback they post, and enabling a user to show or hide feedback left by others.

To configure Feedback:

1. Click the icon for People Connections Settings.
2. Click the Feedback tab.
3. Select the required options:

   Table 2-5 Feedback Configuration Options

   Option	Description
   Grant View Access to	Specifies who can view the current user's Feedback Everyone—All users, whether logged in or not, can see a given user's Feedback. Authenticated Users—Only users who are logged in can see a given user's Feedback. User's Connections—Only the user and the user's connections can see a given user's Feedback. User Only—Disables other users from viewing a given user's Feedback.
   Grant Post Access to	Specifies who can post user Feedback Everyone—All users, whether logged in or not, can post Feedback for a given user. Authenticated Users—Only logged in users can post Feedback for a given user. User's Connections—Only the user and the user's connections can post Feedback for a given user. User Only—Users can post Feedback only for themselves. Effectively disables Feedback.
   Grant View Feedback Given Access to	Specifies who can see the View menu to switch between Feedback Given and Feedback Received in a Feedback task flow Everyone—All users, whether logged in or not, can see the options on the View menu. Authenticated Users—Only logged in users can see the options on the View menu. User's Connections—Only the user and the user's connections can see the View menu. User Only—Disables the View menu for all but the current user. When users visit the current user's Feedback task flow, they can view only the Feedback the current user has received.
   Allow Owner Override	Specifies whether users can override these administrative defaults Select to enable users to revise application default settings through user preferences. Deselect to prevent users from altering administrator settings for Feedback.
   Enable users to act on the feedback given to others	Indicates whether users can delete the Feedback they post Select Delete feedback to enable users to delete the Feedback they post. Deselect Delete feedback to prohibit users from deleting the Feedback they post.
   Enable owner of the feedback to act on feedback posted by others	Indicate whether to enable users to hide or show Feedback from another user. Select Change the visibility of the feedback to enable users to hide or show the Feedback from another user. Deselect Change the visibility of the feedback to prohibit users from hiding or showing Feedback left by others.

4. Click Apply.