Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Core Business Services

> ## Creating user IDs in the OpenEdge RDBMS _User table

> You can create user IDs in the OpenEdge RDBMS `_User` table for authentication in both the Progress 4GL and OpenEdge SQL.You can use one of the following mechanisms to create user IDs in the OpenEdge RDBMS:

> - The OpenEdge Database Administration tool. For more information on creating user IDs with the Database Administration tool, see OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration .

> - Direct Progress 4GL access to system tables that store user information. For more information on accessing OpenEdge database tables from the 4GL, see OpenEdge Development: Programming Interfaces .

> - The OpenEdge SQL `CREATE` and `ALTER` `USER` statements. For more information on creating user IDs in SQL, see OpenEdge Data Management: SQL Development .

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