Add a New User
Revision as of 16:19, 16 August 2012 by JMU (talk | contribs) (moved How to add a new user to HowTo:Add a New Role)
To add a new IMSMA user:
- From the Accounts menu, select Users.
- The User List window displays
- Click the File:Add.png button.
- The User Editor window displays.
- Enter a unique identifier for the user in the User ID field.
- Enter the name of the user in the User Name field.
- 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
File:LightBulb.png The user ID and password are case-sensitive. |
If you want to.. | Perform these steps.. |
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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.
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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.
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Remove all roles from a user. | Click the File:Removes All.png button. |
- 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: |
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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.