Customize User Profiles
This course covers how to add custom attributes to user profiles in Universal Directory to facilitate mapping user information between Okta and other apps.
h2>Course snapshot
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Format: On-demand
- Audience: Administrators
- Skill Badge: Define Your Users in Okta
- Certification track: Okta Certified Professional Performance Exam
Course summary
Custom attributes let you capture user information that should be automatically passed from the profile source to Okta, and then to downstream apps. This course provides administrators with the skills to ensure attributes are configured for provisioning users as part of lifecycle management.
What skills does the course cover?
- Manage the required attributes on the Okta user profile.
- Manage user account statuses.
- Troubleshoot common user sign-in issues.
Common questions addressed in the course
What is a user profile?
A record stored in Universal Directory containing specific user attributes, both default and custom.
Which attributes on the Okta user profile are required?
Username and Primary email.