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Is there a way to make fields required on the user profile?

  • 29 March 2022
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KatieD
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We are having people create profiles without first and last names - is there a way to make those fields required? 

KatieD

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mara.smith
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Hi @KatieD, if these users are self registering into the LMS, you can enable this option from your Admin Gear > Advanced Settings > Self-Registration. There is an option box to toggle on to require First Name and Last Name while registering.

KatieD
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Hi @mara.smith - thanks for the reply - unfortunately, they are not. We have hundreds of banks that use our system, and each bank has their own admins (Power Users) that set up learners. I guess some get in a hurry and skip things like first and last name. 

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lrnlab
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Think this setting on the additional fields makes it mandatory for PU’s when creating profiles:

make sure to also make the field visible to admins and check the permissions to see whether you provide  them with access to view all fields or not.

KatieD
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Thanks @lrnlab but first and last name are system fields - not additional fields - we don’t want to have to build redundant fields. 

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lrnlab
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@KatieD oh right, my apologies...you would think this would be a default required field. Maybe try this option although it references the mandatory fields only...not sure it would work in your case

 

KatieD
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Thanks for the suggestion @lrnlab - we already had that turned on. :(  

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Bfarkas
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Wow this seems like a crazy oversight by the platform. 

KatieD
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@Bfarkas - that’s what we thought - we were sure we were missing something obvious. 

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KatieD
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I created an idea if you want to upvote it: 

 

KatieD

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