Hi, Bertram. Here is example from my registration portlet. I've just started to learn this problem too.

OrganizationService service = (OrganizationService) PortalContainer.getInstance().getComponentInstanceOfType(OrganizationService.class);
 .................
String userid = request.getParameter(FIELD_ID);
if (service.getUserProfileHandler().findUserProfileByName(userid) != null)
  throw new SFMException(1, userid + " exists!");
UserImpl newuser = new UserImpl(userid);
newuser.setFirstName(request.getParameter(FIELD_NAME));
newuser.setLastName(request.getParameter(FIELD_LASTNAME));
newuser.setEmail(request.getParameter(FIELD_EMAIL));
newuser.setPassword(request.getParameter(FIELD_PASSWORD));
 
Group group = service.getGroupHandler().findGroupById("/platform/users");
MembershipType membershipType = service.getMembershipTypeHandler().findMembershipType("member");
service.getUserHandler().createUser(newuser, false);
service.getMembershipHandler().linkMembership(newuser, group, membershipType, false);
UserProfile profile = service.getUserProfileHandler().createUserProfileInstance(userid);
profile.setAttribute("position", request.getParameter(FIELD_POSITION));
profile.setAttribute("phone", request.getParameter(FIELD_PHONE));
service.getUserProfileHandler().saveUserProfile(profile, false);

Folks

Was wondering if you were able to complete your quest with setting profile?

specifically do you know were I can find list of Attributes?

example ... profile.setAttribute("position",

please see my posting at .. http://community.jboss.org/message/559907

thanks,

Art