This documentation supports the 22.1 version of BMC Helix Digital Workplace Basic and BMC Helix Digital Workplace Advanced. Icons distinguish capabilities available only for the Advanced and External license levels. For more information, see License-types-and-features.

Managing an end user's profile data


You can select the source of the end-user job title and profile image displayed in BMC Helix Digital Workplace. Job titles can be retrieved from BMC Helix ITSM. Profile images can be retrieved from BMC Helix ITSM or BMC Helix ITSM: Smart IT. You can manage the end-user ability to modify job titles and profile images in preferences. For example, you want to standardize people's job titles in the company, so you update job titles in BMC Helix ITSM and disable the option to update job title in the end-user console. 

For more information about adding end-user job titles and profile images in BMC Helix ITSM, see Adding people without using templates.

For more information about adding end-user profile images in BMC Helix ITSM: Smart IT, see People profiles in Smart IT.

For more information about adding end-user profile images in BMC Helix ITSM: Smart IT, see People profiles in Smart IT.


To display an end-user job title from BMC Helix ITSM

Important

By default, the job title is displayed as specified by the end user in preferences. 

  1. In the BMC Helix Digital Workplace Admin console, navigate to Configuration > Application Features.
  2. Select the Use ITSM foundation user job title check box.
  3. (Optional) Select the User profile data editing (work details) check box to enable end users to edit their job titles in preferences. 
    If the Use ITSM foundation user job title feature is turned on, the job title in preferences changes as soon as the administrator updates the job title in BMC Helix ITSM.


Scenarios of enabling end users to update the job title

The following table describes how an end-user ability to modify the job title changes after the following features are enabled the Admin console:

Use ITSM foundation user job title

User profile data editing (work details)

Results

✅️


✅️

  • End users can see their job titles from BMC Helix ITSM.
  • End users can edit their job titles.
  • Edited job titles are automatically saved to BMC Helix ITSM user profiles.

✅️

❌️

  • End users can see their job titles from BMC Helix ITSM.
  • End users cannot edit their job titles.

❌️

✅️

  • End users can see their job titles from BMC Helix Digital Workplace.
  • End users can edit their job titles.
  • Edited job titles are not saved to BMC Helix ITSM user profiles.

❌️

❌️

  • End users can see the last updated version of their job titles from BMC Helix Digital Workplace or BMC Helix Digital Workplace.
  • End users cannot edit their job titles.

The following diagram helps orient in managing job titles for your end users:

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To display an end-user profile image from BMC Helix ITSM or BMC Helix ITSM: Smart IT

Important

  • By default, the profile image is displayed as specified by the end user in preferences.
  • If the administrator selects to retrieve a BMC Helix ITSM or BMC Helix ITSM: Smart IT, end users cannot change their profile image.
  • BMC Helix ITSM uses the same profile image as BMC Helix Business Workflows.
  1. In the Admin console, navigate to Configuration > Application Features.
  2. In the Providers section, click User details pluggable provider.
  3. (To set a BMC Helix ITSM profile image) In the Use ITSM foundation user profile image ID field, specify 1000003962.
  4. (To set a BMC Helix ITSM: Smart IT profile image) In the Use ITSM foundation user profile image ID field, specify 1000005699.
  1. Click Update settings. 
  2. Select the Use ITSM foundation user profile image check box.

 

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