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Users overview

Users is the administration area for finding a company user and reviewing or updating that user's administration details. The Users list helps you identify the record; the company-user screen provides the available user information, role, branch, approval, history, and attachment areas.

If you need to…Go to
Find a saved company userFind and open a user
Review the user screenUnderstand the user screen
Review or update user informationReview or update user information
Create a userCreate a user
Administer principal usersPrincipal users
Work with the shared file libraryLibraries

Before you start

The list can show actions for creating a company user or a principal user only when the relevant access and subscription conditions allow them.

Prerequisites

  • You are on the Users list.
  • You have the access required for the action you want to use.

The Users list displays Full name, Display name, Active, Account owner, and Principal user.

Find and open a user

Use the Users list to recognise a record from its visible columns, then open the relevant user surface. The list also provides Refresh, Table Layout, and Settings controls.

Prerequisites

  • You are on the Users list.
  • You know whether you are looking for an existing company user or a creation route.

Steps

  1. Select the row whose Full name or Display name identifies the company user you need.

  2. Check the Active, Account owner, and Principal user values on that row.

  3. Select one of the available actions:

    If you need to…Select
    Refresh the listRefresh
    Change list layout settingsTable Layout
    Open list settingsSettings
    Start company-user creationNew company user
    Start principal-user creationNew principal user
  4. Select the existing user record to open its administration screen.

Result: The Users list remains open, or the selected user screen opens.

Identify a user from the five visible list columns

Understand the user screen

The company-user screen is the place to review the user's information and available administration areas. The company-user screen includes user-information fields, role and branch areas, approval areas, history, two-factor content, and attachment surfaces.

The rendered user-information controls are Login Email, Password, Position, Title, and Mobile. Rendered attachment controls include Category, Library name, File Name, Links, and Comment.

The available actions include Save, Save and Close, Last Modifications, Attach File, Try Again, and Export.

Review the administration areas

The company-user surface includes User Information, User Roles, Branches / Inventory, and Approval Limit. The user-information area contains the fields listed above.

Prerequisites

  • You have opened a company-user record.

Steps

  1. Select User Information to review the user-information fields.
  2. Select User Roles to review the role area.
  3. Select Branches / Inventory to review accessible branches.
  4. Select Approval Limit to review the approval area.

Result: You can reach the user-information, role, branch, and approval areas.

Open the saved-user route and review the user-information area or the 404 result

Review or update user information

Review the rendered user-information controls before using a save action. The controls are grouped as follows:

RuleFields
RequiredPassword, Mobile
OptionalPosition, Title

Prerequisites

  • You are on the Users list.
  • You have opened a saved company-user record.

Steps

  1. Review Password and Mobile.
  2. Review the optional fields that apply to the record, including Position and Title.
  3. Select Save to save the record.
  4. Select Save and Close when you want to save and leave the screen.

Result: The user screen shows the available save actions.

Handle user-screen variations

What appears in Users can vary by your access, subscription allowance, record mode, editing permission, and the company's list setup.

Prerequisites

  • You are on the Users list or have opened a company-user record.

Steps

  1. Review the distinction that applies to the current user record:
What you are doingWhat changes the available surface
Starting a new userYour access and subscription allowance control the two new-user actions.
Working with attachmentsThe Attach File action is available on an editable screen.
Selecting a branchBranch selection can behave differently for a new record and an existing record.
Opening the user screenSelect the user record from the Users list.

Result: You know which controls and panels apply to the current user record.

When user administration goes wrong

Use the exact text on screen to identify the problem before choosing the next action.

What you seeWhat to do
Your request was completed successfullyTreat the request as completed.
Just '_'‘-''.' And '&' Characters AcceptedOpen Libraries to address this message.
404 Page Not FoundSelect Go Back to Home Page to return.
Go Back to Home PageSelect the available return control.

The message Registration labels the history entry, and Last Modifications labels the history area.

Review the result when navigation does not reach the Users list
Review the diagnostic result when list actions are not visible
Review the 404 page when the saved-user route cannot be reached

After reviewing a user

Keep the next action aligned with the page that owns the work:

If you need to…Continue with
Create a company userCreate a user
Administer principal usersPrincipal users
Work with the shared file libraryLibraries
Save or close the current user screenSave or Save and Close
Review historyLast Modifications
Export available dataExport, when it is available on screen

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