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 .