Performing basic tasks

Basic tasks include creating and deleting a user or a user group.

To create a user

Users can either be a standalone user or member of a user group. If the new user shall be a standalone user, skip step 2.

To create a new user, proceed as follows:

1. Select User Groups in the left window pane.
2. Select the desired user group for the new user.

3. Select Edit > Create User .
   The Properties dialog box appears.
   
   

   Parameter	Description
   Name	The name of the object under which it is known in BCM. This name may be any combination of characters.
   User Domain	Enter the name of the domain for which the user is defined.
   User Login	Enter the login name of the user with which he may log on to any client within the network.
   First Name	The first name of the administrator.
   Last Name	The last name of the administrator.
   Office Phone	The office telephone number of the administrator.
   Location	The location of the user.
   Employee ID	The unique identifier of the employee.
   User Enabled	Define if the user and his login are currently enabled, that is, if when using this login to a client he may access the specified user options.

4. Enter the desired data in the respective boxes.
5. Click OK at the bottom of the window to confirm the data for the new user.

A new user with the specified properties was created.

To create a user group

1. Select User Groups in the left window pane.
   If you want to create a new user group within an existing user group, select the respective user group before continuing with step 2.

2. Select Edit > Create User Group .
   The Properties dialog box appears.
3. Enter a name for the new user group.
4. Click OK at the bottom of the window to confirm the data for the new user group.

A new user group with the specified name was created.

To delete users or user groups

You need write access to all parents, from which the user or user group is being deleted.

1. Select User Groups in the left window pane.
2. Select the desired user or user group from the table in the right window pane.
3. Select Edit > Delete .

The selected user or user group will be deleted immediately.