What is Profile attribute in Siebel?
Emily Dawson
Published Mar 19, 2026
What is Profile attribute in Siebel?
Siebel Unleashed: Siebel server recognises every unique user through session id […] Profile Attributes are variables that can hold any value during the session of the user. Another blog: Profile attributes are set at the session level.
Where are profile attributes stored in Siebel?
Navigate to Administration – Personalization – Test. Enter your login and password (both Case Sensitive) and click on the load button. This will give you a list of all system profile attributes that get set upon logging in to the Siebel Application. These profile attributes are available throughout the application.
How do I use getprofileattraslist in Siebel?
You can use GetProfileAttrAsList in the EXISTS operator to create expressions that match MVG profile attributes with appropriate Siebel content. If GetProfileAttrAsList is used: Outside the Exists operator, then it returns a comma-separated list of the MVG values.
Can I set profile attributes from browser-side script in Siebel Open UI?
As the ever attentive, up-to-date Siebel CRM expert that you are when you read this, you know that in Siebel Open UI (since version 15), it is no longer allowed/supported to set Profile Attributes from browser-side script. But getting them is not a problem, since the GetProfileAttr function works perfectly fine.
How do I retrieve a dynamic attribute from an active view?
ActiveViewName Name of the active view About Retrieving Dynamic Attributes Dynamic attributes are retrieved the same way as persistent attributes, using GetProfileAttr(). If the attribute is not set (or does not exist) for a given user, it will return nothing, but will not give an error message.
What are some examples of dynamic profile attributes?
The following are examples of the usage of dynamic profile attributes: GetProfileAttr(AttrDoesNotExist) returns NULL. SetProfileAttr(NewAttribute,value) creates a new dynamic profile attribute. Siebel Personalization Administration Guide Copyright © 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved.
