Profile Visibility module for Jira
- Patricia Modispacher
Overview
This module allows you to manage the visibility of users' profiles in Jira and helps to restrict access to personal information about users.
Read our guide to find out how to set required parameters quickly and properly.
Profile Visibility module page
Open the Manage apps tab, find the Data Protection and Security Toolkit section in the left sidebar and the Profile Visibility module in it. Click on it, and you’ll see the page with settings.
How to manage profile visibility
Define will users be able to see profiles of other users or not. Here is an overview of settings that you can make:
Parameter Name | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
What to do with user profiles | Enable Profile visibility for everyone | Choose one of the options:
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Let’s take a look at the Make Profile visible for everyone in particular group option in detail.
Pick this option when it’s necessary to restrict access to users' profiles, making them visible only for some users' groups. To do this, follow the steps:
1. Define who will be able to view some profiles – select a group in the Target group field.
2. Define what users' profiles will be visible for the target group – select groups in the Can view user profiles from groups field. You can select multiple user groups.
3. Click on the Add button.
After that, you will see visibility settings that you made in the Current rules section:
You can delete created visibility rules by the Delete button in the Actions column.
Use cases
Profile Visibility module is useful in different cases, for example:
restriction of access to users' profiles for the temporary employees
providing the ability to manage user’s profile visibility by the user
control of access to users' profiles for different departments within the company
Now, you are ready to set users' profiles visibility in your Jira just with one click!