5. Organization Profiles
The concept of organization profiles in
the User Profile Service Application is similar to the user profiles,
with the difference that organization properties are related to entire
organizations. Organization subtypes can be used to more granularly
categorize multiple organizations, such as a company’s major divisions
or subsidiaries. This capability is still supported in SharePoint 2013,
but only for backward compatibility; companies are encouraged to focus
on user profiles.
6. Audiences
SharePoint audiences are used to target
content to specific sets of users. Audiences are not a security
setting, but a filtering mechanism used to display pertinent
information to specific people. Audiences can only be used to their
full advantage when the user data is accurate in the user profiles.
Whether this information comes from Active Directory or another
line-of-business directory service such as PeopleSoft, accurate and
up-to-date profile data is imperative. The following is a list of
places in SharePoint 2013 where audiences are applicable:
- Personalization site links
- Publish links to Office client applications
- Web Parts
- Web Part pages
- Navigation links
6.1 Configuring Audiences
Use the following steps to configure audiences in the User Profile Service Application:
1. In the People section, click Manage Audiences.
2. Click the New Audience button. The Create Audience web page shown in Figure 11 will appear.
3. Give the audience a Name and Description.
4. Define the audience owner.
5. Multiple
rules can be defined, so specify whether all or any of the rules need
to be satisfied in order for a user to be included in the audience.
Click OK.
6. Using the Add Audience Rules dialog shown in Figure 12,
set up a rule based on a user or a profile property that defines the
audience. By selecting a user, a rule can be created based on
membership in a Windows security group, membership in a distribution
list, or location in an organization hierarchy. A property is a public,
user profile property. The administrator should review the Operator and
Value sections when a user is selected as the Operand, and review the
options when the Operand is a property.
7. Create a rule based on either the User or Property Operand, and click OK.
