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Re: User Profile

by Florent Guillaume :: Rate this Message:

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That's true at the moment, although you could easily extend  
SQLSession.setFieldValue/getFieldValue or  
LDAPSession.getAttributeValue/getFieldValue to take into account new  
types.
We'd be happy to add such code to Nuxeo if you have a patch.

Florent

On 25 Jun 2009, at 17:35, Sean Radford wrote:

> Except directories currently only support INTEGER, VARCHAR &  
> TIMESTAMP sql types don't they? And then there is LDAP, etc..
>
> Sean
>
> Florent Guillaume wrote:
>> The simplest way would be to use directories, yes, and register  
>> your extended type with the UserManager.
>>
>> Florent
>>
>> On 24 Jun 2009, at 15:43, Sean Radford wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> It looks like we will have a requirement to 'expand' on the  
>>> information stored about Users. Basically 'User Profile' type  
>>> information. It would contain such details as:
>>>
>>> - Title, Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr, etc..
>>> - Quick Bio
>>> - Image (avatar / uploaded picture)
>>> - 'What I'm working on'
>>> - Instant Messenger details
>>> - Company Position
>>> - Contact details, e.g. address, land-line phone number(s), mobile  
>>> phone number
>>>
>>> Would this be of use to Nuxeo / the community as a plugin?
>>>
>>> Is someone out there working on similar that we could collaborate  
>>> with?
>>>
>>> Any opinions on the most appropriate way to store this information
>>>
>>> - As an extension to the current User type using the Directory  
>>> system?
>>> - As a UserProfile document type?
>>> - As an EJB Entity?
>>> - something else?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Sean

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