MCommunity

Search Tips for MCommunity
This document offers tips to help you find what you're looking for in the MCommunity Directory using the new, mobile-friendly interface, which is still under development.

The U-M Preferred Name Policy and Your Directory Entry
This document explains the U-M Preferred Names Policy and its effect on your MCommunity Directory profile. It also provides instructions for setting a preferred name.

Using the MCommunity People API
This document provides information about the MCommunityPeople application programming interface (API), also called a web service. This web service can be used to programmatically get public information from the MCommunity Directory. Instructions for making a request, available input parameters, and sample outputs and definitions are detailed in this document.

Using the MCommunity Sponsor System Via the Web
This document explains how to use the MCommunity Sponsor System via the web. It provides sponsorship administrators with general instructions for creation and management of online identities, including uniqnames and UMIDs, for sponsored individuals.

Using the MCommunityGidNumber API (Web Service)
This document provides information about the MCommunityGidNumber application programming interface (API). The MCommunityGidNumber API is a web service that IT professionals can use to reserve gid numbers for groups. Instructions on making a request, available input parameters, and potential outputs and definitions are detailed in this document.

Using the MCommunityUidNumber API (Web Service)
This document provides information about the MCommunityUidNumber application programming interface (API). The MCommunityUidNumber API is a web service that IT professionals can use to reserve uid numbers for accounts. Instructions on making a request, available input parameters, and potential outputs and definitions are detailed in this document.