SharepointFlyHigh: Work with user profile properties in apps for SharePoint 2013

Wednesday 19 March 2014

Work with user profile properties in apps for SharePoint 2013

Reference

http://sp77.blogspot.in/2013/11/work-with-user-profile-properties-in.html#.Uym4SDe7G9i

vs2012 -> file -> new -> project c# -> office/SharePoint -> apps -> apps for SharePoint 2013 -> "SP_UserProfiles_js"

SP_UserProfiles_js -> Scripts -> Right Click -> Add -> Existing Item -> "SP.UserProfiles.js"

SP_UserProfiles_js -> Pages -> Default.aspx
Add Javascript "SP.UserProfiles.js" reference to "PlaceHolderAdditionalPageHead" placeholder in Default.aspx page

<asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="PlaceHolderAdditionalPageHead" runat="server">

</asp:Content>

SP_UserProfiles_js -> Pages -> Default.aspx
Add custom code to "PlaceHolderMain" placeholder in Default.aspx page

<asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="PlaceHolderMain" runat="server">

<div>

initializing...

</p>

</div>

<div>

</div>

</asp:Content>

SP_UserProfiles_js -> Scripts -> App.js
Add Custom javascript code to App.js file

'use strict';

var context;

var peopleMgr;

var profileProperties;

var context = SP.ClientContext.get_current();

var user = context.get_web().get_currentUser();

$(document).ready(function () {

getUserName();

context = SP.ClientContext.get_current();

$('#listProfiles').click(function () { listProfilesClick(); });

});

function getUserName() {

context.load(user);

context.executeQueryAsync(onGetUserNameSuccess, onGetUserNameFail);

}

function onGetUserNameSuccess() {

$('#message').text('Hello ' + user.get_title());

}

function onGetUserNameFail(sender, args) {

alert('Failed to get user name. Error:' + args.get_message());

}

function listProfilesClick() {

peopleMgr = new SP.UserProfiles.PeopleManager(context);

context.load(peopleMgr);

profileProperties = peopleMgr.getMyProperties();

context.load(profileProperties);

context.executeQueryAsync(

function () {

$('#profileList').children().remove();

var publicDiv = document.createElement("div");

publicDiv.setAttribute("style", "float:none;padding:5px;");

if (peopleMgr.get_isMyPeopleListPublic()) {

publicDiv.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Your followers and those you follow are publicly visible"));

}

else {

publicDiv.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Your followers and those you follow are not publicly visible"));

}

$('#profileList').append(publicDiv);

var accountName = profileProperties.get_accountName();

var accountDiv = document.createElement("div");

accountDiv.setAttribute("style", "float:none;padding:5px;");

accountDiv.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Your account: " + accountName));

$('#profileList').append(accountDiv);

var displayName = profileProperties.get_displayName();

var displayNameDiv = document.createElement("div");

displayNameDiv.setAttribute("style", "float:none;padding:5px;");

if (displayName != null) {

displayNameDiv.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Your display name: " + displayName));

}

else {

displayNameDiv.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Your display name has not been set"));

}

$('#profileList').append(displayNameDiv);

var myPicture = profileProperties.get_pictureUrl();

var pictureDiv = document.createElement("div");

pictureDiv.setAttribute("style", "float:none;padding:5px;");

if (myPicture == null) {

pictureDiv.appendChild(document.createTextNode("You have not set your picture"));

}

else {

var myImage = document.createElement("img");

myImage.setAttribute("src", myPicture);

myImage.setAttribute("title", "You are a rare beauty!");

myImage.setAttribute("alt", "Me, me, and me, me, me!");

pictureDiv.appendChild(myImage);

}

$('#profileList').append(pictureDiv);

var myProfileLink = peopleMgr.get_editProfileLink();

var editProfileLink = document.createElement("a");

editProfileLink.setAttribute("href", myProfileLink);

editProfileLink.setAttribute("title", "Edit your profile");

editProfileLink.setAttribute("target", "_blank");

editProfileLink.appendChild(document.createTextNode("[Your Profile ] "));

$('#profileList').append(editProfileLink);

var myPersonalSite = profileProperties.get_personalUrl();

var personalLink = document.createElement("a");

personalLink.setAttribute("href", myPersonalSite);

personalLink.setAttribute("title", "Go to your personal site");

personalLink.setAttribute("target", "_blank");

personalLink.appendChild(document.createTextNode("[Your Personal Site] "));

$('#profileList').append(personalLink);

var myPublicPersona = profileProperties.get_userUrl();

var publicLink = document.createElement("a");

publicLink.setAttribute("href", myPublicPersona);

publicLink.setAttribute("title", "View your public persona");

publicLink.setAttribute("target", "_blank");

publicLink.appendChild(document.createTextNode("[Your Public Persona]"));

$('#profileList').append(publicLink);

function (sender, e) {

$('#profileList').children().remove();

$('#profileList').append(docume.createTextNode(e.get_message()));

});

}

SP_UserProfiles_js -> double click "AppManifest.xml"
Go to Permission tab in "AppManifest.xml" file and set "Scope" as "User Profile(Social)" and assign Permission as "Read"
Scope Permission
---------------------------- -------------------
User Profile(Social) Read