Authentication nodes

Attribute Collector node

The Attribute Collector node collects the values of attributes for use later in the flow. For example, to populate a new account during registration.

This node supports three types of attributes:
string
boolean
number

To request a value, the attribute must be present and viewable in the identity schema for the current identity object.

You can find more information about the identity schema in Advanced Identity Cloud identity schema.

The node lets you configure whether the attributes are required to continue and whether to use a policy filter to validate the input values.

Example

Add date and datetime fields to a journey

The Attribute Collector node lets you add properties (attributes) that follow a date or datetime (date and time of day). The format of the date comes from the locale set in your browser.

The following table displays the differences between date and datetime:

Display format Managed object field format Notes

Date only

String format

Example: frIndexedString1

The format of the date comes from the locale set in your browser.

For example, if the locale is English, then the format presented to the end user is MM-DD-YYYY. If the local is French, the format is DD-MM-YYYY.

Date and time

String format (date and time of day)

Example: frIndexedDate1

The format of the date comes from the locale set in your browser.

For example, if the locale is English (United States), the format presented to the end user is MM-DD-YYYY. If the locale is French, the format is DD-MM-YYYY.

You can only use the date general purpose extension attributes for datetime. Don’t attempt to use the indexed date properties with the date format.

The rendering of the date to the end user changes, depending on the locale set in the browser. However, the server stores the date value in UTC format as YYYY-MM-DDHH:MM:SS. For example, 2026-06-10T08:01:00Z.

To render the date or datetime UI element to an end user with the Attribute Collector node, you must do the following:

  1. Specify the property to use as date or datetime:

  2. Apply formatting and policies to the property for Date or Datetime.

    1. In the Advanced Identity Cloud admin UI, go to Identities > Configure > object type, for example, Alpha realm - User.

    2. Switch to the Properties tab and select the property you specified.

    3. Select one of the following from the Property Format list:

      • Date for a date property.

      • Date/Time for a datetime property.

    4. On the Validation tab, select one of the following checkboxes:

      • Valid formatted date for a date property.

      • Valid datetime for a datetime property.

  3. Add the property name to the Attributes to Collect field in the Attribute Collector node.

For an in-depth use case, add the date or datetime property to an Attribute Collector node in a registration flow.

The following video shows an example of a journey collecting the datetime from an end user using the Attribute Collector node:

Availability

Product Available?

PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud

Yes

PingAM (self-managed)

Yes 1

Ping Identity Platform (self-managed)

Yes

1 This functionality requires that you configure AM as part of a Ping Identity Platform deployment.

Inputs

For validation, this node reads the Identity Attribute (default: userName) from the shared node state. It uses the value to look up the identity object.

It prompts the user for the attributes to collect.

Dependencies

None.

Configuration

Property Usage

Attributes to Collect

A list of the attributes to collect from the client. The attributes must exist in the identity schema for the current identity object.

Default: none

All Attributes Required

When enabled, all attributes collected in this node are required in order to continue.

Default: Not enabled

Validate Input

Select this option to validate the collected attributes against the validation policies specified for the property.

Learn more in Use policies to validate data.

If you enable this option, the collected attributes must be user editable.

How do I make an attribute user-editable?

  1. In the Advanced Identity Cloud admin UI, go to Identities > Configure > object type, for example, Alpha realm - User.

  2. Switch to the Properties tab and select the property you want to make user-editable.

  3. On the Display tab, select the Show in User-facing Form checkbox.

Default: Not enabled

Identity Attribute

The property used to locate the identity.

Default: userName

Outputs

The node writes the attributes and their values to the shared node state.

Outcomes

Single outcome path; on success, downstream nodes can read the attributes from the shared node state.

Errors

This node doesn’t log any error or warning messages of its own.