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Editing Your Profile


The My Profile page lists your user name, description, password, and email address. The My Profile page enables you to manage your local Java classes as well as edit all your user information excluding your user name.

Note: For more information on changing your user name, see Defining and Deleting a User. Any changes made to this page will affect the named user only, except for the installation of the SmartCache (local classes). Classes are downloaded to the local machine, regardless of user name.

The My Profile page contains links back to the Application, Administration and Assembly tabs of the . From the My Profile page, you can Install SmartCache, Verify the SmartCache Installation, and Uninstall the Local IBM Alphablox classes as well edit a portion of your profile. Each option is described next:

Install SmartCache (local classes)
If the and local classes do not match, update your local classes by clicking this link.

Warning: You must install SmartCache classes prior to accessing any Java client applications. Contact your System Administrator if you do not know the type of applications you are accessing. Also, you must restart the browser after the classes have been installed.

Verify SmartCache Installation
Click this link to verify if and local classes match. If they do not, use the Install SmartCache (local classes) link to update your local classes.

Uninstall local Classes
Click the link to uninstall existing classes. Internet Explorer browsers will automatically uninstall the classes and instruct you to restart the browser. Netscape will move you through a series of windows to grant permission to remove the classes. Once it is complete, you will be instructed to restart the browser. Following the successful uninstallation, use the Install SmartCache (local classes) link to install the appropriate class files.

To edit your profile:

  1. In the General Properties tab, enter a brief description of yourself, or your position.
  2. Enter and confirm your password.
    Allowable characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, underscore, or special characters (for example, accented characters) when running in a language other than English. The display of the name is case sensitive but the actual username that is authenticated is case insensitive. The names Public, Private, and Properties are reserved and cannot be used for an object name.
  3. Enter your email address (required).
  4. Click the Save button.
  5. If necessary, uninstall your old local classes and install the latest local classes.
  6. Click on the Application Properties tab to update applications accessible to this user.
  7. Click the Save button.

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