Create and Configure User Attributes

User attributes are used to classify learners with certain characteristics.  Attributes can be used as filter criteria to select learners.  For example, you can filter by attributes when creating a user group or reviewing course participants from the Teach menu.

PeopleFluent Learning provides eight standard attributes that can be configured to your needs.  If you need more than eight, you can configure user attribute extensions to include additional attributes.

To configure user attributes, your system role must have unrestricted access to the User Attributes Configuration feature in System Roles (Manage Features > User Manager Features).

Configure User Attributes

The eight standard user attributes are named User Attribute 1 through User Attribute 8. You can define any number of values for each attribute. Attribute values must have a unique code and a name.  Each user attribute can have its own access permissions. You can assign values to user attributes that you have read-only permission for when you create or edit user accounts.

To configure user attributes

  1. Go to Manage Center > Users > User Manager > User Attribute Configuration. 
  2. Select a user attribute link to configure it.
  3. Enter a unique code and a label for each possible value for the attribute.
  4. Select the check boxes to specify where the user attribute can be used in the LMS.
  5. Click Permissions to configure the access permissions for the attribute.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 for each user attribute you want to configure.

Configure User Attribute Extensions

To configure user attribute extensions

  1. Go to Manage Center > Users > User Manager > User Attribute Extension. 
  2. To create a new user attribute extension, click + Create User Attribute Extension. To edit an existing user attribute extension, click its label.
  3. Enter a unique attribute label. This is the name of the attribute extension.
  4. Enter a unique code and a name for each possible value for the attribute extension.
  5. Select the check boxes to specify where the user attribute extension can be used in the LMS.
  6. Click Permissions to configure the access permissions for the attribute extension.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Repeat steps 1 to 7 for each user attribute extension you want to configure.