DataSource Settings for UserProfile SharePoint WebService
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Create a new WebService DataSource.
In the DataSource wizard, select the DataSource Type as WebService.
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Example:
UserProfile SharePoint WebService Configuration with Search
7.Enter the control name for the selected DataSource object for XML request and click ‘Next’.
8.Select Name and Value in response XML and click ‘Next’.
9.Add trigger by checking the desired trigger , here select Button control and click Finish
10.In preview, enter any user name in TextBox and click Button to fill the search.
11.Select any Name from ComboBox then the corresponding value will display in the TextBox.
UserProfile SharePoint WebService Configuration with ComboBox
1.Select the ‘webservice’ datasource from properties tab and click the browse button.
2.Datasource configuration wizard with all the WebServices datasource mapped will be populated.
3.Select the “UserProfile” SharePoint WebServices and click ‘Next’.
4.Select GetUserProfileByName as DataSource object and click ‘Next’.
5.Enter the control name for the selected DataSource object for XML request and click ‘Next’.
6.Enter response/output parameters. Select DisplayMember as Name, ValueMember as Value and click ‘Finish’.
7.In rule window, create rule, right click and add action. Add trigger as ComboBox.
8.Create another rule and add action. Add trigger as Button.
About User Profile in SharePoint:
The User Profile service application stores information about users in a central location. Social computing features use this information to enable productive interactions so that users can collaborate efficiently. User Profile contains detailed information about people in an organization. A user profile organizes and displays all of the properties related to each user, together with social tags, documents, and other items related to that user.
‘UserProfile’ rule in ClaySys AppForms:
User Profile rule is used to fetch the user details from SharePoint Central Admin to AppForms.
Syntax: UserProfile(Value,UserName)
Example:
1.Create a form and drag a textbox into it.
2.On a button trigger add a new rule to get the ‘UserProfile’ details in to the textbox.
3.In rules tab, type in the “UserProfile” or use “Expression Builder” and select “UserProfile(AccountName)” to fetch the account name details.
4.In a preview, trigger the button to see the UserProfile(AccountName).
5.Similar way the others values from the intelligence can be used to get the different kinds of UserProfile details.