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title: "Member details configuration"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/folders_and_files/project_template/member_details.html
description: "A file used to configure the details that can be associated to a group member"
last_updated: 2026-09-05T15:56:52+10:00
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---

# Member details configuration

`/WEB-INF/config/template/[project]/member/[details].xml`

This file can be used to configure additional fields to members of a group.

## Overview

Groups can be configured so that members can have up to 15 custom fields associated with their membership. These fields can be used to store additional, arbitrary information.

> **Note:** Details fields are associated with the group membership, not the user directly. So each group can get its own set of fields.

This file can be configured for who can edit or view the fields.

> **Note:** When editing this configuration file in PageSeeder, pressing **ctrl-space** displays autocomplete options to make editing easier.

### Detail field definition

The following table describes the list of attributes for each detail field. By default, the fields in the details form are 100 characters long.

| **Name** | **Description** | **Value** | **Default** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| position | The position of the field and must be an integer between 1 and 15  | Required |  |
| name | A field name containing only letters and numbers | Required |  |
| title | A user-friendly display name for each field |  |  |
| visibility | Determines who is allowed to see the field value. Possible values are `group`, `member` and `manager`.  |  | `manager` |
| editable | A boolean flag (`true` or `false`) determines whether the field is editable by the member through the user interface. |  | `false` |
| type | Determines the form field in the user interface. The default layout supports `text` and `date` but other types could be supported.  |  | `text` |

#### Shared details

The details configuration can be shared with other groups with the same [owner](../../glossary/group_owner.md) and the same `details` name. To enable this feature, set the `@shared` attribute on the `<member-details>` element to `true`.

### Sample member details file

Following is a sample file.

```xml

<member-details shared="true">
  <field position="1"
         name="org"
         title="Organization"
         editable="true"
         visibility="group"
         type="text" />
  <field position="2"
         name="joined"
         title="Joined organization"
         editable="true"
         visibility="group"
         type="date" />
  <field position="3"
         name="tel"
         title="Telephone"
         editable="true"
         visibility="member"/>
  <field position="4"
         name="code"
         title="Code" 
         editable="false"
         visibility="manager"/>
</member-details>
```