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Create a Custom User Attribute

Dianmarie De Jesus
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Custom user attributes help users filter data within Lattice based on a specific attribute. Admins can create new attributes manually or via CSV import, SFTP, SCIM, or HRIS.

Common user attributes include:

  • Salary band (60k - 80k, 80k-100k, 100k-120k, 120k+)
  • Office location (SF, New York, Dublin)
  • Business unit
  • Job level

Before you start

  • CSV imports can add 2000 values to a specific custom attribute. Manually created attributes are limited to 200 values. 
  • If a user does not have visibility into the custom attribute, the attribute and its value will not appear within any employee profile.

Create a user attribute

  1. Navigate to Admin > Organization > People > User attributes.
  2. Click Create custom attribute.
  3. Choose an attribute type:
  4. Give your attribute a name.
  5. Set the custom attribute visibility. Options include:
    • Admin only: only admins can view the attribute
    • Admin + manager: only admins and the employee's manager can view the attribute
    • Admin + manager + employee: only admins, the employee's manager, and the employee can view the attribute
    • Everyone: all users can view the attribute
  6. Click Add attribute.

Next, assign attributes to employees via employee profile or CSV import.

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