Adding or editing a user

This topic provides instructions on adding and editing a user. 

Adding a user

On the Admin > User Admin > Users page, click Add, and follow these steps:

1. On the Details tab:
   

   • Specify a unique user name, for which the maximum limit is 40 alphanumeric characters.

     Note

     User name can contain only letters, numbers, dots, hyphens, underscores, spaces, and New in 20.02.01 at the rate of character (@).

   • Specify the password. The Password field is shown only when using local authentication.

     Notes

     User accounts that are authenticated by a third-party application such as Active Directory must conform to the policies of that application.
     The following restrictions apply to local passwords:

     • Cannot be blank (empty string)
     • Cannot contain a space character
     • Must be at least 6 characters in length
     • Cannot exceed 255 characters in length
   • Specify an email address for sending job approval notifications.
   • (Optional) specify whether you want to disable the user account. By default, a user account is enabled.
   • (Applicable only when using local authentication) Specify whether you want the password of this user never to expire.
   • (Applicable only when a user is copying the existing user) Specify whether you want to save the user defined views for the copied user.
2. Click the Roles tab and add the user to one or more defined roles.
   The roles list you have to choose from depends on whether or not you have the Allow Rights Promotion system right. If you have this right, you will be allowed to choose any role; if you do not have this right, you will be allowed to choose only the roles assigned to your account.
3. Click Save.

Editing a user

On the Admin > User Admin > Users page, follow these steps:

1. From the Actions icons, click Edit .

2. Change the details provided while adding the user and click Save.

   Important

   After you upgrade to 20.02.01, if you change the password for an existing user to 6 asterisks (*), the new password does not take effect. However, the old password is still effective.

   New in 20.02.01 When any user disables another user or his/her own user account, the system terminates all active sessions for the updated user upon successful commit of the change. In earlier versions, active sessions are not terminated when any user is disabled.