Settings
Open SharePoint Central Administration. On the home page, in the Virto Active Directory User & Password Manager section, click Virto Active Directory User & Password Manager Settings.
The Fieldset Management page has three lists:
- 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 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 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 fieldsets settings
A fieldset defines which fields a web part shows, how they are grouped into tabs, who may use the form and what happens after saving. Each web part on a page uses one fieldset. The product comes with fieldsets for user editing, copying, creation, password change and password expiration; you can add your own with Add a new Field Set and change or delete existing ones.
The tabs and fields described below are those of the standard User Edit fieldset. The administrator sets the tabs and fields of each fieldset, so your fieldsets can look different.
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.
- 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: Defines who may use the fieldset, password rules, account options and the e-mail sent to users.
- Select users and groups with access to this FieldSet – Who can use web parts with this fieldset.
- Use captcha – Shows a CAPTCHA before saving.
- Choose authentication mode – Changes are made in Active Directory with the Application pool account.
- Password validations options – Minimum and maximum length, minimum number of digits, lower case, upper case and non-alphanumeric characters, and a Password Policy Description shown to users.
- User Options – Enable user account, Require password change on next logon, Password never expires, Require email confirmation before applying changes, Receive notifications about the results of operations.
- Html message template – The text of the e-mail. Tokens:
{0}user name,{1}confirmation URL,{2}current page,{3}password change page,{4}password expiration page,{5}edit user page,{6}copy user page,{7}new user page. - Password Expiration page, Password Change page, Copy User page, Create User page, Edit User page – Addresses used in the e-mails.
When Require email confirmation before applying changes is selected, the change is applied only after the user follows the link in the e-mail. The link works once, for 24 hours, and only for the user who started the action.
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.
