Add custom attributes to a default Okta group profile
Add custom attributes to a default Okta group profile to define attributes that aren't available in the base attributes.
- In the Admin Console, go to .
- Click the Groups tab.
- Click Okta group.
- Click Add attribute.
- Complete these fields:
- Data type: Select one of these data types:
- string: A chain of zero or more Unicode characters (which may include letters, digits, and punctuation marks)
- number: A floating-point decimal in Java's 64-bit Double format. See Platform Specification.
- boolean: Stores true, false, or null data values
- integer: Whole numbers in 64-bit Java's Long format
- string array: A sequential collection of strings
- number array: A sequential collection of numbers
- integer array: A sequential collection of integers
- Display name: Enter a descriptive name to display for the attribute in the Admin Console
- Variable name: Enter an attribute name that can be referenced in mappings
- Description: Enter a description for the attribute
- Group Priority: This field appears when any type of array is selected as the data type. Select an option to determine how groups affect a user's attributes.
See Prioritize application groups and Group prioritization use case.
- Use Group Priority: When a user belongs to more than one group, the user attribute value comes from the group with the highest group priority.
- Combine values across groups: When a user belongs to more than one group, the user attribute value is the combination of values from the groups.
- Data type: Select one of these data types:
- Optional. Complete the following fields:
- Enum: Select Define enumerated list of values to define an enumerated list of values. Supports all data types except boolean.
- Attribute members: Enter the Display name and Value for an attribute. For example, you might choose to display Small for the value 1.
- Add Another: Optional. Click this to add another attribute member.
- Restriction: Select Value must be unique for each group, if the value must be unique for each group.
- Attribute length: Enter the minimum and maximum length of the Value field.
- Attribute required: Select Attribute is required to make this attribute mandatory.
- Enum: Select Define enumerated list of values to define an enumerated list of values. Supports all data types except boolean.
- Click Save.