Core Docs - Church Management - Manage Person Attributes

Rock Version: v19.0
Last Modified: 2025-10-27 10:11 AM

Person attributes are a fundamental strength of Rock, so let’s spend some time unpacking this feature.

When to Use Person Attributes

Person attributes should be used any time you want to store the characteristics of an individual. There are a couple of situations when a person attribute may not be the best fit though. Ask yourself these questions before you add a new attribute:

Managing Person Attributes

Person attributes are managed from Admin Tools > Settings > Person Attributes. Each element of the person attribute is discussed in detail below.

As promised, let’s take a look at some attribute Field Type values and see how they can be used.

The field types above are the most common for person attributes, but others exist that we don’t cover in this guide. The other types may be useful in certain edge cases, but the ones detailed above should be all you need for most scenarios.

Secure Person Attributes

The list of person attributes on the screen above also gives you the ability to secure person attributes so only a limited number of people can view and/or edit them.

By default, All Users can view an attribute, but only Administrators can edit them.