Difference between revisions of "Add a New User"

Revision as of 08:35, 29 April 2013

To add a new IMSMA user:

1. From the Accounts menu, select Users.

The User List window displays

2. Click the File:Add.png button.

The User Editor window displays.

3. Enter a unique identifier for the user in the User ID field.
4. Enter the name of the user in the User Name field.
5. Select one of the following status options for the user:
• Active – this user account can be used to access IMSMA
• Inactive – this user account cannot be used to access IMSMA
6. Enter the user password in the Password field.

File:LightBulb.png The user ID and password are case-sensitive.

7. Re-enter the user password in the Confirm Password field.
8. Perform the following actions to assign roles to or remove roles from the user:




If you want to..	Perform these steps..
Assign selected role(s) to a user.	#Select the role(s) that you would like to assign to the user from the Available Roles list. Click theFile:Assigns Select.png button.
Assign all roles to a user.	Click the File:Assigns All.png button.
Remove selected role(s) from a user.	#Select the role(s) that you would like to remove from the user from the Assigned Roles list. Click the File:Removes Select.png button.
Remove all roles from a user.	Click the File:Removes All.png button.

9. Do one of the following:

• To add the user, click the Save button.

If the user is added successfully, the message “A new user was successfully created” displays and the user will be listed in the User List window.

The following errors may occur:

Error:	Cause:
Please enter a unique user ID.	The user ID is already assigned to another user.
Please enter a user ID.	You did not enter a user ID.
Please enter a name for the user.	You did not enter a name for the user.
Please enter a password for the user.	You did not enter a password.
Please re-enter the password for the user in the Confirm Password field.	You did not re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field.
Please assign at least one role to the user.	You did not assign any roles to the user.

• To discard the user information and close the User Editor window, click the Cancel button.

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