update-profile
This action allows users to update specific information about themselves, which is displayed on the app's profile screen.
This action can be configured within a jig in various ways, such as: An action button A header action link or icon An event, e.g., onPress
Configuration options
Some properties are common to all components, see Common component properties for a list and their configuration options.
instanceId
Provide the action with an instanceId.
avatarUrl
Configure the property with an expression, datasource, or input to update the user's avatar.
displayName
Configure the property with an expression, datasource, or input to update the user's preferred name, for example, Rob instead of Robert.
firstName
Configure the property with an expression, datasource, or input to update the user's last name (surname).
lastName
Configure the property with an expression, datasource or input to update the user's name.
title
Defines the title for the action button, such as Update your details.
Examples and code snippets
Update-profile button in a jig

This example demonstrates how a form captures basic personal information and updates the profile screen when the user taps the 'Update' button, which triggers the action.update-profile.
title: Update user profile
type: jig.default
header:
type: component.jig-header
options:
height: medium
children:
type: component.image
options:
source:
uri: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/09/15/18/28/update-1672346_640.png
# Use a form to capture the user's profile details.
children:
- type: component.form
instanceId: user
options:
isDiscardChangesAlertEnabled: false
children:
- type: component.avatar-field
instanceId: user-avatar
options:
label: Photo
- type: component.text-field
instanceId: firstName
options:
label: First Name
- type: component.text-field
instanceId: LastName
options:
label: Last Name
- type: component.text-field
instanceId: displayName
options:
label: App Name
actions:
- children:
# Configure the action to save the details captured in the form.
- type: action.update-profile
options:
lastName: [email protected]
firstName: [email protected]
displayName: [email protected]
avatarUrl: [email protected]
style:
# Style the button to use the secondary button color.
isSecondary: true
# Provide text that displays on the action button.
title: UpdateUpdate-profile in a jig-header link
This example demonstrates how a form captures basic personal information and updates the profile screen when the user taps the Profile Update link in the jig-header, which triggers the action.update-profile.

title: Update user profile
type: jig.default
# In the header add the action to to update the profile screen.
header:
type: component.jig-header
options:
height: medium
children:
type: component.image
options:
source:
uri: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/04/12/18/13/application-3314290_640.png
actions:
# Configure the action to save the details captured in the form.
- type: action.update-profile
options:
title: Profile update
lastName: [email protected]
firstName: [email protected]
displayName: [email protected]
avatarUrl: [email protected]
children:
# Use a form to capture the user's profile details.
- type: component.form
instanceId: user
options:
isDiscardChangesAlertEnabled: false
children:
- type: component.avatar-field
instanceId: user-avatar
options:
label: Photo
- type: component.text-field
instanceId: firstName
options:
label: First Name
- type: component.text-field
instanceId: LastName
options:
label: Last Name
- type: component.text-field
instanceId: displayName
options:
label: App Name Update-profile in a jig-header icon

This example demonstrates how a form captures basic personal information and updates the profile screen when the user taps the icon in the jig-header, which triggers the action.update-profile.
title: Update user profile
type: jig.default
# In the header add the action to to update the profile screen.
header:
type: component.jig-header
options:
height: medium
children:
type: component.image
options:
source:
uri: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/04/12/18/13/application-3314290_640.png
# Configure the action to save the details captured in the form.
actions:
- type: action.update-profile
options:
# Add an icon to display in the header that the user can tap to
# execute the action.
icon: upload-bottom
title: Profile update
lastName: [email protected]
firstName: [email protected]
displayName: [email protected]
avatarUrl: [email protected]
children:
# Use a form to capture the user's profile details.
- type: component.form
instanceId: user
options:
isDiscardChangesAlertEnabled: false
children:
- type: component.avatar-field
instanceId: user-avatar
options:
label: Photo
- type: component.text-field
instanceId: firstName
options:
label: First Name
- type: component.text-field
instanceId: LastName
options:
label: Last Name
- type: component.text-field
instanceId: displayName
options:
label: App Name Update-profile with onPress event
This example demonstrates how to use the onPress event with action.update-profile in a list-item to update the first and last names. The names come from a datasource and the avatar from a form containing an avatar component.

title: Update user profile
type: jig.default
header:
type: component.jig-header
options:
height: medium
children:
type: component.image
options:
source:
uri: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/04/12/18/13/application-3314289_640.png
children:
- type: component.list-item
options:
title: Today's contractor on site
subtitle: =(@ctx.datasources.contractors.firstName & ' ' & @ctx.datasources.contractors.lastName)
rightElement:
element: button
title: Update
# Use the onPress event to update the profile details.
# Configure the action to save the photo captured in the form.
# The first and last names are updated from a datasource.
onPress:
type: action.update-profile
options:
firstName: [email protected]
lastName: [email protected]
displayName: [email protected]
avatarUrl: [email protected]
# Use a form to capture the user's avatar.
- type: component.form
instanceId: user
options:
isDiscardChangesAlertEnabled: false
children:
- type: component.avatar-field
instanceId: user-avatar
options:
label: Photodatasources:
contractors:
type: datasource.static
options:
data:
- id: 1
lastName: Russel
firstName: Robert
displayName: RobLast updated
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