Settings

In Central Administration, go to Virto User Manager settings.

There you will find all fieldset configuration options:

• List of available fieldsets – Shows all configured fieldsets used in the User Manager (for example, User New, User Edit, Password Change) that define which fields appear in each operation.
• List of fields – Displays all fields synchronized from the domain controller together with their mapped AD attribute names, formats, and options, using user‑friendly titles for easier configuration.
• List of available field formats – Contains predefined input formats and validation rules (regular expressions) that can be assigned to fields to control how values are entered and validated.

List of available fieldsets settings#

Title
Displays the name of the fieldset (e.g., User Edit). This identifies the configuration applied to profile editing forms.

General tab: Contains primary identification attributes used in Active Directory user profiles.

• First Name – User’s given name.
• Last Name – User’s family name.
• Initials – Middle initials or abbreviation.
• Add Field – Dropdown to include additional attributes such as:
  • Account
  • Display Name
  • Location

Contact Information: Holds personal and work contact details.

• Add Field – Option to include further contact-related AD attributes.
• Email
• Mobile
• Home Phone
• Web Page
• Postal Code
• Address

Organization: Displays details related to the user’s organizational structure.

• Post Office Box
• Company
• Department
• Phone Number
• Physical Delivery Office Name
• Add Field – Dropdown menu to add additional organization-related AD attributes.

About Me: Provides user biography or other descriptive information stored in AD.

Security and Options: Used to configure password and account management settings, such as password reset permissions or account control.

List of available field formats settings#

In List of available field formats, you define reusable validation templates for fields.

• Title – Display name of the format (for example, “E‑mail”) that will be shown when assigning a format to a field.
• RegExp – Regular expression that specifies which input values are considered valid for this format (for example, an email pattern).
• Comment – Help text or validation message shown to users when the input does not match the required format, guiding them to enter a correct value.

You can also create your own field format by clicking “+Add new field format” button.

List of Fields settings#

To modify any field, click the pencil icon. Click the bin icon to delete the field.

These settings define how a single user profile field behaves in your app.

General field properties#

• Title – Display name of the field in the form (here: First Name).
• AD Name – Mapped Active Directory attribute that this field writes to/reads from (here: givenName).
• Allow Empty Values – When checked, the field is optional; when unchecked, a value is required.

Data type and input rules#

• Field type – Data type used for the value (here: Unicode String, suitable for text).
• Allow Multiple Values – If enabled, lets the field store more than one value; when disabled, only a single value is allowed.
• Input Format – Optional constraint on how the value must be entered (for example, pattern, predefined formats, etc.).
• Range from / Range to – Minimum and maximum allowed length or value for the field (here: from 1 to 64, which typically defines allowed character length for the string).

If you scroll down, you can see “+Add field” button. By clicking it, you can create your own field(s).

You can choose from an extensive list of AD names in the dropdown.