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Creating and maintaining users

Once you have defined user categories, login companies, and security groups, you can create and maintain users via the Users node of the Security Control window. Through this window, you can set and review various types of profile data and security restrictions that are in effect for a given user. You can also cascade certain profile and security data associated with one user profile to other user profiles that are based on the initial user profile.

To create or review user records:

In the Security Control window, expand the Security Maintenance node, then choose the Users node. The User Maintenance frame appears, as shown:



Choose Add record on the toolbar.
For the User login name, type the name you want the user to enter when logging into a session. For example, type lthomas. (The login name is not case sensitive.)

For User full name, type the user’s first and last name. For example, type Liam Thomas.

Specify a User category.
Check one of the following toggle boxes:
Profile user — When checked, you can use this user’s profile as a base for creating other user profiles. If you check this toggle box and then choose the Save button, this user’s name will appear in the Based on profile lookup dialog box. Any user whose profile is based on this profile can automatically inherit certain profile and security settings. To implement this type of inheritance, you initiate a cascade of the data from the profile user by choosing the Cascade button on the Cascade tab. See the "Cascading information from a profile user to individual users" section.
Development user — When checked, this user can access system development functions.
Maintain system data — When checked, this user can maintain system control data.
If you want to base the new user’s profile and security settings on an existing profile user’s settings, select Based on profile Lookup and select a profile user.
Choose a Language, such as EN-US.
Specify a Login Company. For example, choose the Lookup button to specify Default Co.
Leave the other fields at their default values or change them as needed. For more information on all the fields in this window, press F1 to see the online help topic.
Choose Save. The new user appears in the browse at the top of the User Maintenance frame, as shown:

To make sure that the new user was saved properly:

Exit the Security Control window.
From the Administration window, choose File Re-Logon.
In the Application Login dialog box, enter the name of the new user, then choose OK.

Verify that you are now logged in as the new user by checking the name in the status bar of the Administration window.