Parent topic: Managing Users
Managing Users

Configuring Custom User Fields

Adding additional fields to new user creation.

Admins can create additional custom fields for a user to fill out when creating a new IBM Aspera Faspex user. Custom fields can be either required or optional. The information gathered by these custom fields can be viewed and used to sort and filter user accounts in the Accounts tab. To create custom fields, go to Server > User Profile.
  1. Click the Add Field button to create additional custom fields to a maximum of five fields.
  2. Configure the custom field. The following section describes configuration options for a custom field:
    Configuration Option Description
    Enabled Check this box to enable or disable the custom field. This will enable or disable both the Name and SAML Name fields. (Fields are enabled by default.)
    Name Enter the desired name of your custom field into the text box. This field applies to Local users.
    SAML Name Enter the name of the SAML field found in your IdP.
    Note: The SAML Name field column applies to SAML users and will only appear when SAML is enabled in Faspex.
    Important: The Faspex SAML Name must be correctly mapped to your SAML fields in IdP. If the names are incorrectly mapped, Faspex will reject the user login. For more information on custom SAML fields, refer to Setting Up Custom SAML Fields.
    Required Require new users to fill out the field. Unchecking the box makes the field optional. (Fields are required by default.)
    Note: SAML user login will fail when the field is required but the SAML response doesn't include the required custom attributes (when names are incorrectly mapped).
    Click the button to select a field for deletion. Then click Cancel to cancel deletion or Save Fields to delete.
    Note: Deleting a field will permanently delete the custom field and all its data from all existing users.
  3. Accept your changes by clicking Save Fields.
To view your custom fields, go to the Accounts tab. Click the Toggle Columns drop-down and check the box of the field you want displayed.
Parent topic: Managing Users