Connection Request - Send

Connection requests can be sent from the Universal Profile - Bio pages. The Connections section of the Bio - About page displays the user's total number of connections and team.

To access the Bio - About page, go to Home > Universal Profile. Click the Bio tab, and then click the About subtab. Note: The location of this link is configurable by your system administrator.

To access another user's Universal Profile - Bio page, select the user's photograph from any Universal Profile or Global Search page.

PERMISSION NAME PERMISSION DESCRIPTION CATEGORY
Bio About - View

Enables user to view the Bio page for users within their permission constraints. This permission must be enabled to view the Transcript page within Universal Profile. If a user does not have this permission and they click a person's name or user photo within the Universal Profile, then the Bio page will not open.

On the Learner Home page, this permission also allows end users to view the Completions & Hours field, the training sidebar, and the Continue Learning carousel.

This permission can be constrained by Employee Relationship, OU, User's OU, User's Direct Reports, User Self and Subordinates, and User. Note: For security purposes, this permission is constrained to User Self and Subordinates by default. However, the permission constraints can be modified to allow users to view the Bio About page for other users.

 Universal Profile
Send Connection Request Grants ability to send connection requests to other users within the new Connect. This permission can be constrained by OU and User's OU. The constraints that are placed upon this permission determine to whom the user can send connection requests. If a user is constrained by a specific OU, then the user can only send connection requests to users within that OU. New Connect
View New Connect Grants ability to view the new Connect pages, including Live Feed, All Teams, Team Overview, Team Feed, Team Tasks, Task Details, and Connections. This permission cannot be constrained. New Connect
EMAIL NAME EMAIL DESCRIPTION ACTION TYPE
New Connection Request This email is triggered when a user receives a connection request. This email can be sent as a notification to Request Recipient or a specific user. Note: This email is only triggered for connections within New Connect, not Old Connect. New Connect

When viewing the Universal Profile - Bio page of another user, you can send a connection request for the user by selecting the Connect button in the upper-right corner of their profile.

  • If you are not connected to the user, the Connect button is available. Selecting Connect sends a connection request to the user. If enabled, the New Connection Request email is triggered when a connection request is sent.
  • If the user whose page you are viewing has sent you a connection request, but you have not yet responded, then selecting Accept confirms the connection and you are immediately connected. Accepting a connection request from a user automatically follows the user.
  • If you are not connected to the user, but you have already sent a connection request to the user, then "Connection Pending" is displayed and the button is disabled.
  • If you are already connected to the user, then Connected is displayed and the button is disabled.
  • When sending a connection request, this action automatically follows the user. This occurs immediately and does not require the user to accept the connection request.

Below the Connect button, the Bio - Connect widget displays the following information:

  • Connections - The number of connections the user has.
  • Mutual - The people to whom you are both connected.
  • Followers - The number of followers the user has.