Reorder User Profile properties in SharePoint 2013.

Question

Hi, I have created custom user profile properties in SharePoint 2013 under User Profile Service Application, now I want to change the order of properties as well as also want to move OOTB properties and custom properties from one section to another section.
Is there any Power Shell command available to move properties between sections?
Regards,    

Answer 1

Hi Prakash,
Use the script in this blog to retrive user profile properties from a certain section.
http://stevemannspath.blogspot.in/2013/05/sharepoint-20102013-using-powershell-to.html
# Dynamic Settings
$mySiteUrl = "http://mysite.company.net"
$findProperty = "PictureUrl"
Next, we needed to establish the server context:
# Obtain Context based on site
$mySiteHostSite = Get-SPSite $mySiteUrl
$mySiteHostWeb = $mySiteHostSite.OpenWeb()
$context = Get-SPServiceContext $mySiteHostSite
From the context we can instantiate a ProfileManager object and retrieve all of the SharePoint User Profiles:
# Obtain Profiles from the Profile Manager
$profileManager = New-Object Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileManager($context)
$AllProfiles = $profileManager.GetEnumerator()
$outputCollection = @()
Next, we loop through the profiles and retrieve the account name (for identification purposes) and the property we are interested in finding:
# Loop through profiles and retrieve the desired property
foreach ($profile in $AllProfiles)
$output = New-Object System.Object
$output | Add-Member -type NoteProperty -Name AccountName -Value $profile["AccountName"].ToString()
$output | Add-Member -type NoteProperty -Name $findProperty -Value $profile[$findProperty]
$outputCollection += $output
Finally, we list out the collection items that do not have a value for the property (ie. null):
# List all Accounts that do not contain the property
$outputCollection | Where-Object {[bool]$_.($findProperty) -ne $true}
FULL SCRIPT
# Dynamic Settings
$mySiteUrl = "http://mysite.company.net"
$findProperty = "PictureUrl"
Write-Host "Beginning Processing--`n"
# Obtain Context based on site
$mySiteHostSite = Get-SPSite $mySiteUrl
$mySiteHostWeb = $mySiteHostSite.OpenWeb()
$context = Get-SPServiceContext $mySiteHostSite
# Obtain Profiles from the Profile Manager
$profileManager = New-Object Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileManager($context)
$AllProfiles = $profileManager.GetEnumerator()
$outputCollection = @()
# Loop through profiles and retrieve the desired property
foreach ($profile in $AllProfiles)
$output = New-Object System.Object
$output | Add-Member -type NoteProperty -Name AccountName -Value $profile["AccountName"].ToString()
$output | Add-Member -type NoteProperty -Name $findProperty -Value $profile[$findProperty]
$outputCollection += $output
# List all Accounts that do not contain the property
$outputCollection | Where-Object {[bool]$_.($findProperty) -ne $true}
In this blog, we can refer the script to create new section and new properties to this section.
http://sergioblogs.blog.co.uk/2013/01/08/powershellscript-to-add-new-user-profile-properties-from-the-term-store-15407371/
# PowerShell Script to Add New User Profile Properties from the Term Store
# Get parameters
$mySiteWebApp = Read-Host "Please enter the MySite Web Application URL"
$termStoreSrvApp = Read-Host "Please enter the Term Store Service Application name"
# Add SharePoint DLLs
[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint")
[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.Sharepoint.Administration")
[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.Sharepoint.Taxonomy")
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.Office.Server")
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles")
# Get site collection for MySite
#$sitecollection = Get-SPSite | Where-Object {$_.Url -eq "http://yourMySiteHostURL"}
$sitecollection = Get-SPSite | Where-Object {$_.Url -eq $mySiteWebApp}
if($sitecollection -ne $null) {
# Get the taxonomy session
$taxSession = Get-SPTaxonomySession -site $sitecollection
# Get the term store - you will need to amend the value for the correct name of your MMS Name
#$termStore = $taxSession.TermStores["Managed Metadata Service"]
$termStore = $taxSession.TermStores[$termStoreSrvApp]
if($termStore -ne $null) {
# Get the term store group for Swisslo
$termStoreGroup = $termStore.Groups["Name of Term Store"]
# Get the term sets - Preset with examples for terms (Customer, Function, IndustrySegment, Language, Location, Organization), amend as required
$termSetCustomer = $termStoreGroup.TermSets["Customer"]
$termSetFunction = $termStoreGroup.TermSets["Function"]
$termSetIndustrySegment = $termStoreGroup.TermSets["Industry Segment"]
$termSetLanguage = $termStoreGroup.TermSets["Language"]
$termSetLocation = $termStoreGroup.TermSets["Location"]
$termSetOrganization = $termStoreGroup.TermSets["Organization"]
# Get the user profile app - change UPS Name as required
$serviceApplication = Get-SPServiceApplication | ?{$_.TypeName -eq "User Profile Service Application"}
$serviceContext = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPServiceContext]::GetContext($serviceApplication.ServiceApplicationProxyGroup, [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSiteSubscriptionIdentifier]::Default)
$userProfileConfigManager = New-Object Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileConfigManager $serviceContext
$userProfilePropertyManager = $userProfileConfigManager.ProfilePropertyManager
$userProfileTypeProperties = $userProfilePropertyManager.GetProfileTypeProperties([Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.ProfileType]::User)
$userProfileSubTypeManager = [Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.ProfileSubTypeManager]::Get($serviceContext)
$userProfile = $userProfileSubTypeManager.GetProfileSubtype([Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.ProfileSubtypeManager]::GetDefaultProfileName([Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.ProfileType]::User))
$userProfileProperties = $userProfile.Properties
$ps = $userProfileSubTypeManager.GetProfileSubtype([Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.ProfileSubtypeManager]::GetDefaultProfileName([Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.ProfileType]::User))
$pspm = $ps.Properties
#Create new section in User Profiles - set the 'Name of the Section' throughout next chunk of code
Write-Host "Creating new section for 'Name of Section'...."
$allEntries = $userProfileConfigManager.GetPropertiesWithSection();
$sectionExists =$false
foreach ($temp in $allEntries) {
if($temp.Name -eq "Name of Section") {
Write-Host "Section for 'Name of Section' already exists.";
$sectionExists = $true;
$section = $temp
if ($sectionExists -ne $true){
$section = $allEntries.Create($true);
$section.Name = "Name of Section";
$section.ChoiceType = [Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.ChoiceTypes]::Off;
$section.DisplayName = "Name of Section"
$section.Commit();
Write-Host "Section 'Name of Section' created"
Write-Host "Creating new properties...."
$Privacy = "public"
$PrivacyPolicy = "OptIn"
$coreProperties = $userProfilePropertyManager.GetCoreProperties()
# Setting Custom Properties below, amend names as you did above to match your fields
# Set new Custom Property for "Customer"
$PropertyName = "SLCustomer"
$PropertyDisplayName = "Customer"
$newProperty = $coreProperties.Create($false)
$newProperty.Name = $PropertyName
$newProperty.DisplayName = $PropertyDisplayName
$newProperty.Type = "string"
$newProperty.Length = "50"
$newProperty.IsMultivalued = $true
$newProperty.TermSet = $termSetCustomer
# Add the new property
$coreProperties.Add($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp = $userProfileTypeProperties.Create($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnEditor = $true
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnViewer = $true
$userProfileTypeProperties.Add($profileTypeProp)
$profileSubTypeProp = $pspm.Create($profileTypeProp);
$profileSubTypeProp.IsUserEditable = $true
$profileSubTypeProp.DefaultPrivacy = $Privacy
$profileSubTypeProp.AllowPolicyOverride
$pspm.Add($profileSubTypeProp);
# Set new Custom Property for "Function"
$PropertyName = "SLFunction"
$PropertyDisplayName = "Function"
$newProperty = $coreProperties.Create($false)
$newProperty.Name = $PropertyName
$newProperty.DisplayName = $PropertyDisplayName
$newProperty.Type = "string"
$newProperty.Length = "50"
$newProperty.IsMultivalued = $true
$newProperty.TermSet = $termSetFunction
# Add the new property
$coreProperties.Add($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp = $userProfileTypeProperties.Create($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnEditor = $true
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnViewer = $true
$userProfileTypeProperties.Add($profileTypeProp)
$profileSubTypeProp = $pspm.Create($profileTypeProp);
$profileSubTypeProp.IsUserEditable = $true
$profileSubTypeProp.DefaultPrivacy = $Privacy
$profileSubTypeProp.AllowPolicyOverride
$pspm.Add($profileSubTypeProp);
# Set new Custom Property for "Industry Segment"
$PropertyName = "SLIndustrySegment"
$PropertyDisplayName = "Industry Segment"
$newProperty = $coreProperties.Create($false)
$newProperty.Name = $PropertyName
$newProperty.DisplayName = $PropertyDisplayName
$newProperty.Type = "string"
$newProperty.Length = "50"
$newProperty.IsMultivalued = $true
$newProperty.TermSet = $termSetIndustrySegment
# Add the new property
$coreProperties.Add($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp = $userProfileTypeProperties.Create($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnEditor = $true
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnViewer = $true
$userProfileTypeProperties.Add($profileTypeProp)
$profileSubTypeProp = $pspm.Create($profileTypeProp);
$profileSubTypeProp.IsUserEditable = $true
$profileSubTypeProp.DefaultPrivacy = $Privacy
$profileSubTypeProp.AllowPolicyOverride
$pspm.Add($profileSubTypeProp);
# Set new Custom Property for "Language"
$PropertyName = "SLLanguage"
$PropertyDisplayName = "Language"
$newProperty = $coreProperties.Create($false)
$newProperty.Name = $PropertyName
$newProperty.DisplayName = $PropertyDisplayName
$newProperty.Type = "string"
$newProperty.Length = "50"
$newProperty.IsMultivalued = $true
$newProperty.TermSet = $termSetLanguage
# Add the new property
$coreProperties.Add($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp = $userProfileTypeProperties.Create($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnEditor = $true
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnViewer = $true
$userProfileTypeProperties.Add($profileTypeProp)
$profileSubTypeProp = $pspm.Create($profileTypeProp);
$profileSubTypeProp.IsUserEditable = $true
$profileSubTypeProp.DefaultPrivacy = $Privacy
$profileSubTypeProp.AllowPolicyOverride
$pspm.Add($profileSubTypeProp);
# Set new Custom Property for "Location"
$PropertyName = "SLLocation"
$PropertyDisplayName = "Location"
$newProperty = $coreProperties.Create($false)
$newProperty.Name = $PropertyName
$newProperty.DisplayName = $PropertyDisplayName
$newProperty.Type = "string"
$newProperty.Length = "50"
$newProperty.IsMultivalued = $true
$newProperty.TermSet = $termSetLocation
# Add the new property
$coreProperties.Add($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp = $userProfileTypeProperties.Create($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnEditor = $true
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnViewer = $true
$userProfileTypeProperties.Add($profileTypeProp)
$profileSubTypeProp = $pspm.Create($profileTypeProp);
$profileSubTypeProp.IsUserEditable = $true
$profileSubTypeProp.DefaultPrivacy = $Privacy
$profileSubTypeProp.AllowPolicyOverride
$pspm.Add($profileSubTypeProp);
# Set new Custom Property for "Organization"
$PropertyName = "SLOrganization"
$PropertyDisplayName = "Organization"
$newProperty = $coreProperties.Create($false)
$newProperty.Name = $PropertyName
$newProperty.DisplayName = $PropertyDisplayName
$newProperty.Type = "string"
$newProperty.Length = "50"
$newProperty.IsMultivalued = $true
$newProperty.TermSet = $termSetOrganization
# Add the new property
$coreProperties.Add($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp = $userProfileTypeProperties.Create($newProperty)
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnEditor = $true
$profileTypeProp.IsVisibleOnViewer = $true
$userProfileTypeProperties.Add($profileTypeProp)
$profileSubTypeProp = $pspm.Create($profileTypeProp);
$profileSubTypeProp.IsUserEditable = $true
$profileSubTypeProp.DefaultPrivacy = $Privacy
$profileSubTypeProp.AllowPolicyOverride
$pspm.Add($profileSubTypeProp);
Write-Host "Completed"
} else {
#Termstore not found
Write-Host "Unable to connect to term store"
} else {
Write-Host "Unable to connect to MySite Web Application"
Need more effort to change this code to work for your requirement.
Thanks & Regards,
Emir
Emir Liu
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