3714900 - Custom MDF Objects in Latest People Profile (Full Profile)

•    What are the MDF configurations required to display custom MDF objects in the Latest People Profile (Full Profile)?
•    Where can I find details of which Configuration UI features are supported, are not supported in Latest People Profile and what are the recommended actions? 

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With the Full Profile in Latest People Profile, there are additional and required configurations needed for a custom MDF object to be displayed:

• Custom MDF object must be marked as Yes for the Secured field in the object definition in Configure Object Definitions page and permission must be granted to users in Manage Permission Roles.
  Note: custom MDF objects with more than 2 levels of composites are not supported.
  
• The Configuration UI created in Manage Configuration UI must be added to the Default Screen field in the object definition in Configure Object Definitions page.

Additional details and updates of MDF related changes to Latest People Profile and card changes on the Latest People Profile can be found in MDF Configurations for Latest People Profile.

Some of the Manage Configuration UI features are no longer supported in the Latest People Profile. For more information about the exceptions and the recommended actions for each feature, see Features Supported by Configuration UI in the Latest People Profile and Their Status.

Important: Multiple unexpected UI and permission-related issues with custom MDF object records have been noticed as part of Latest People Profile (PPX) migration. For more details, see KBA 3682070 - [Release 2H 2025] Unexpected UI Layout Changes and Workflow Approval Visibility Issues for Custom MDF Objects Following PPX Migration.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Question: Which tool is used to add and manage custom MDF object cards on Latest People Profile?
Answer: Configure Latest People Profile tool. For more information, see Configuring the Latest People Profile.

Question: How can I add a custom MDF object card to Latest People Profile?
Answer: For details and prerequisites to add a custom MDF object card, see Creating and Adding a Custom MDF Information Card to a Category.

Question: I am trying to add a new custom MDF object card to the Latest People Profile, but the Configuration UI (UI) that I created for this object does not appear in the dropdown when adding a card. What should I check?
Answer: For a custom MDF object card to be displayed in the Latest People Profile, the Configuration UI (UI) should be added in the Default Screen field of the object definition in Configure Object Definitions. Then, in Configure Latest People Profile tool, you should select the object name from the dropdown when adding the card. For more information, see MDF Configurations for Latest People Profile and Creating and Adding a Custom MDF Information Card to a Category.

Question: I am trying to add a custom MDF object card within a category in the Latest People Profile, but this custom MDF object does not appear in the dropdown when adding a card. What should I check?
Answer: First, confirm that all required configurations have been completed. If the object still does not appear, check whether the same custom MDF object has already been added to another category — only one card can be created per object definition, so an object used in an existing card will not be available to add again. For more information, see MDF Configurations for Latest People Profile.

Question: Can I move a custom MDF object card between categories or reorder the cards within a category?
Answer: Yes. You can move cards between categories, reorder cards within a category, and reorder categories. For more information, see Configuring Layout for Full Profile.

Question: Users have no permission to view the custom MDF object cards in a category, but they still see the category as an empty category. Can I hide the entire category instead of showing an empty category?
Answer: Yes. By default, there is no category-level permission item in RBP. But you can specify which groups of users can access a category for a specific target population.
Note: This access control hides the category itself but does not change permissions on the individual custom MDF objects.
For more information, see Defining Target Roles for a Full Profile Category.

Question: A user cannot see a Category on the Employee Profile page, but the same Category is visible on the Configure Latest People Profile page. What should I check? 
Answer: In Configure Latest People Profile, edit the affected Category and verify whether Target Roles are assigned for that Category (there is no category-level permission by default, so a Target Role is needed to restrict visibility). Confirm the person who needs to see the Category is a member of one of those Target Roles, and also confirm the employee whose profile is being viewed is included in the Target Population of that Permission Role.
For more information, see  Defining Target Roles for a Full Profile Category.

Question: How do I remove a custom MDF object card from Latest People Profile?
Answer: You can remove / delete a custom MDF object card in Configure Latest People Profile tool. For more information, see Deleting a Custom Card or Custom Category.

Question: How many cards are allowed for custom MDF objects per category?
Answer: Up to 30 cards are allowed per category. For more information, see Configuring Categories and Cards in Full Profile.

Question: Can I audit category changes such as renames or who configured them?
Answer: Yes. Category-level audit details (for actions such as adding, renaming, reordering categories, and changing which target roles can access a category) are shown inside each category in the Configure Latest People Profile tool. The audit panel displays “Last configured by” and the date of the change.
What is not included: card-level actions (adding, deleting or reordering individual cards) are not recorded in the category-level audit.
When you see it: audit information appears automatically as soon as changes are saved and is hidden when no audit data exists.
For more information, see Audit Tracking for Configuring Full Profile Categories.

Question: Can I use deep links to a category or a specific custom MDF object card?
Answer: Yes. For more information, see Deep Links to Full Profile Categories and Cards.

Question: Can I include hyperlinks on a custom MDF object card?
Answer: No. Hyperlinks can be added only as help content using the Configure People Profile tool. For more information, see Adding Card Help for Full Profile Cards.

Question: Can I add more than one card for a single custom MDF object as was possible in Legacy People Profile?
Answer: No. Because the Latest People Profile requires the object’s UI to be placed in the object’s Default Screen, you can only have one Configuration UI (and therefore one card) per object definition.

Question: How can I see data that is pending workflow in a custom MDF object card?
Answer: Two new permissions control access to pending workflow items in the Latest People Profile:
View Pending Approvals: lets a user see which MDF object cards have items pending approval.
Review Pending Approvals: lets a user open those pending items and perform review actions (for example, approve or reject).
With these permissions granted, a small triangle icon appears on a custom MDF object card’s summary when that object has one or more items pending workflow approval.
For more information, see MDF Configurations for Latest People Profile.

Question: After 2H 2025 Release, I have disabled Full Profile for the Latest People Profile because my Company is not yet ready to adopt it. What happens if I enable Full Profile for the Latest People Profile in the Company System and Logo Settings tool?
Answer: Consider the following three scenarios (For more information, see Key Points About Migration):

• If you enable Full Profile without migration, the system applies the default Full Profile configurations.
• If you have previously enabled and configured Full People Profile, the system applies your last modified configurations instead.
• If you click on Migrate Legacy People Profile Configurations button, the system begins transferring the Legacy People Profile configuration to the latest experience. Note: running migration again will overwrite your last modified configurations with the migrated legacy settings no matter whether you have enabled Full Profile or not.

Question: After enabling the Latest People Profile, why does the card display differently than the Legacy People Profile?
Answer: When the Latest People Profile is enabled, the summary card is rendered based on the MDF object configuration. For more information, see: MDF Configurations for Latest People Profile.

• MDF Configurations for Latest People Profile
• Configuring People Profile
• Latest People Profile Experience

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