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Profile

Profile contains settings owned by the signed-in user rather than by a workspace or installation administrator. Open it from Settings → Profile.

General profile​

The General tab controls the display name (up to 100 characters) shown in ownership, assignment, comments, and activity views, shows your roles (read-only), and stores the native language used by Translate and Explain. Select Save Changes to apply.

Choose Arabic, English, Hebrew, or Russian to override the application default. Use application default inherits the server setting ContentAssist:DefaultLanguage (Hebrew unless your administrator changed it).

The account email comes from the identity provider; it is not shown or editable in Profile. Correct an email or sign-in identity at the identity provider, then sign in with the intended account.

TFS tokens​

The TFS Tokens tab stores a personal Azure DevOps or TFS personal access token for a specific workspace.

Use a personal token when Git or pull-request operations should run under the user's identity instead of a shared workspace credential.

  1. Create a token in Azure DevOps or TFS with only the repository and work-item scopes required by the workspace integration.
  2. Open Profile → TFS Tokens.
  3. Select the workspace and save the token. Only workspaces whose ticket source is Azure DevOps / TFS are listed.
  4. Test the related ticket-sync or pull-request operation.
  5. Rotate the token before expiry and remove it when access is no longer needed.

Tokens are workspace-scoped, protected at rest, and are not displayed back to other workspace members. They remain external credentials: apply organization expiry policy, avoid broad scopes, and revoke them at the provider when a user leaves or a token may be exposed.

See Ticket Sync for workspace integration behavior.

Notification preferences​

The Notifications tab controls whether this browser can display native notifications for new inbox items.

Browser notifications are off by default and require both the Profile setting and browser/operating-system permission. They require an open, signed-in Polygent tab and may expose notification text on the desktop or lock screen. After enabling them, select Send test notification to verify local delivery. See Notifications & My Work.

Devices​

The Devices tab lists active signed-in devices when the installed license enables multiple active sessions. Without that license feature, signing in on a new device signs out every other device, and the tab is not shown.

Each row identifies the browser or user agent and recent use. The current device is marked and cannot be revoked here — use Sign out. Select Revoke to invalidate another device's refresh session; it takes effect when that device next refreshes authentication (within the access-token lifetime, 15 minutes by default). Revoke unknown, lost, or shared devices immediately.

Administrators can revoke any user's devices from Settings → Active Sessions (requires Manage Users). Device revocation does not revoke identity-provider sessions, personal access tokens, or host API keys; revoke those separately at their source.

Security response​

Profile controls are part of account containment, not a replacement for identity-provider security.

If account access may be compromised:

  1. Revoke unfamiliar devices in Profile or ask an administrator to revoke them.
  2. Change or reset credentials and revoke sessions at the identity provider.
  3. Revoke and replace personal Azure DevOps/TFS tokens.
  4. Review workspace membership, roles, ticket activity, and system logs.
  5. Notify the administrator if repository or model credentials may also be exposed.

Troubleshooting​

Profile failures usually come from identity-provider ownership, license features, browser permissions, or external-token scope.

SymptomResolution
Email cannot be editedUpdate it at the identity provider; Polygent treats the provider identity as authoritative.
Devices tab is absentThe license does not include multiple active sessions; each new sign-in signs out the user's other devices.
Signed out when signing in elsewhereExpected without the multiple-active-sessions license feature.
Revoked device still appears activeWait for its next authentication refresh; revoke the upstream identity-provider session for immediate broader containment.
Browser alerts do not appearEnable the Profile setting, grant browser and OS permission, keep a signed-in tab open, select Send test notification, and test with the tab hidden.
Personal TFS token failsVerify token expiry, organization, workspace selection, scopes, repository access, and network reachability. Replace the saved token after rotation.
Workspace is missing from token managementConfirm the user is a member of that workspace and its ticket source is Azure DevOps / TFS.