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Grant User Permission to Edit Profile Property Values

Use the SharePoint Central Administration UI to grant user permission to edit the values of the profile properties you want to import. For example, if the profiles you want to import include the Name property, grant user permission to edit the name property.

To grant user permission to edit the profile property values

1. Click Start, Programs, Microsoft Office Server, SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration.

   The SharePoint Central Administration screen appears.

2. Click the link for your Shared Services Provider.

   The Shared Services Administration screen appears.

3. Click User Profiles and Properties.

   The User Profiles and Properties screen appears.

4. Click View Profile Properties.

   The View Profile Properties page appears, with a list of properties.

5. Grant permissions for the properties you want by doing the following steps:
   1. Click a property you want, and then select Edit from the drop-down list.

      The Edit User Profile Property screen appears.

   2. Click the Allow Users to Edit Values for this property option button.
   3. Click OK.

      The changes are saved and the View Profile Properties page appears.

   4. Repeat Steps 5a through 5c until all the properties you want have permissions.

   User permission to edit profile property values is granted.