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Manage Property Validation

In GroupID, property validation applies to:

  • Users
  • Groups

Profile Validation for Users​

See the Profile Validation for Users topic.

Property Validation for Groups​

See the Property Validation for Groups topic.

What do you want to do?

Add a Property Validation Field​

  1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.

  2. On the Mobile Service tab, click the ellipsis button for a service and select Settings.

  3. Select an identity store under Design Settings to customize the app design for it.
    All identity stores associated with the Mobile service are listed under Design Settings. You can design a different app for each of these.

  4. Click Property Validation in the left pane.

  5. In the Select Directory Object drop-down list on the Property Validation page, select:

    • Group: to add, edit, or remove attributes for group attestation.
    • User: to add, edit, or remove attributes for user profile validation.

    On selecting an option, the fields available for group attestation or profile validation in the app are listed under Name.

  6. Click Add to add a new field. The Add Profile Validation Attribute pane is displayed.

  7. Select an attribute from the Field drop-down list.

  8. In the Display Name box, specify a name to use as the field’s label on the Attest Group/Validate Profile page of the app.

  9. In the Display Type drop-down list, select a display type for rendering the attribute (field) in the app.

  10. In the Visibility Level drop-down list, select a security role. The field would be visible to users of this role and roles with a priority value higher than this role. See Priority.
    Select Never to hide the field from all users.

  11. Click Advanced options to enter further details for the field.

  12. As mentioned for visibility level, the field is visible to members of the selected role and roles with a priority value higher than the selected role.
    In the Exclude Roles area, select the check boxes for the higher priority roles you want to hide the field from.

  13. In the ToolTip Text box, enter the help text to appear when a user hovers the mouse over the field.

  14. In the Max Length box, enter a number that represents the maximum number of characters that users can enter as value for the field. Entering 0 indicates it can accept an unlimited number of characters as value.

  15. Select the Is Required check box to force users to provide a value for the field.

  16. Select the Is Read Only check box to make the field read-only.

  17. Click OK.

  18. Click Save.

Edit a Field​

You can change the following for a field available in the app for group attestation or user profile validation:

  • The attribute associated with the field
  • The display name (the field is displayed with this label in the app)
  • The display type used to render the field in the app
  • Visibility level
  • Tooltip
  • The maximum characters that a user can enter as value for the field
  • Make the field editable or read–only
  • Make it optional or mandatory for users to provide a value for the field

To update a field:

  1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.

  2. On the Mobile Service tab, click the ellipsis button for a service and select Settings.

  3. Select an identity store under Design Settings to customize the app design for it.
    All identity stores associated with the Mobile service are listed under Design Settings. You can design a different app for each of these.

  4. Click Property Validation in the left pane.

  5. In the Select Directory Object drop-down list on the Property Validation page, select:

    • Group: to update a group attestation field.
    • User: to update a user profile validation field.

  6. In the Name area, click Edit for a field.

  7. Modify the required info on the Edit Profile Validation Attribute pane. Follow the steps in the Add a Property Validation Field topic, beginning at step 7.

Remove a Field​

  1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.

  2. On the Mobile Service tab, click the ellipsis button for a service and select Settings.

  3. Select an identity store under Design Settings to customize the app design for it.
    All identity stores associated with the Mobile service are listed under Design Settings. You can design a different app for each of these.

  4. Click Property Validation in the left pane.

  5. In the Select Directory Object drop-down list on the Property Validation page, select:

    • Group: to remove a field from the Attest Group page in the app.
    • User: to remove a field from the Validate Profile page in the app.

  6. In the Name area, click Remove for a field to remove it.

  7. Click Save.

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