Use this dialog to administer user groups and individual users in FACTON.

Open "User Administration" dialog

  • In the ribbon, click on File ► Settings ► User.
User Administration dialog

Figure: User Administration dialog

Dialog elements without group
Structure view

"<Groups>": All user groups including users are listed.

"<Users>": All users are listed.
New Group button:

Create a new user group.
New User button:

Create a new user.
Add Member button: Find User(s) dialog opens. You can search for an existing user and assign him to a user group.
Remove Member button:

Remove users from user groups
Delete button:

Delete users and user groups
Edit button:

Edit users and user groups
License Assignment button: The "License Assignment" dialog opens. Use the "License Assignment" dialog to assign licenses simultaneously to multiple users.
Print button Evaluate rights of a user group or a user.
"Password complexity" checkbox

When the checkbox is activated, the following conditions apply for the password:

  • at least 6 characters long:

  • matches at least 3 of the 4 categories:

    • Upper-case letters
    • Lower-case letters
    • Special characters
    • Numbers

"Properties" group

This group contains the properties of a user group or of an individual user highlighted in the tree view of user groups and users.

"Name" entry field:

Enter the name of a user group or a user.
"Description" entry field:

Enter the description for a user group or a user.
"E-mail" entry field

Enter the name of a user group or a user.

"Group membership" list:

This list is only available for users. All user groups in FACTON are listed with a checkbox next to them. When this checkbox is activated, the user is a member of the user group.
Main Group button

If you have assigned a user multiple user groups, you can use this button to define a group as the main group. This influences user rights.

"Licenses" list

The assigned licenses are shown in this list.
"Set password" entry field

Enter the user password. This entry field is only available for users.
"Confirm password" entry field:

This entry field is only available for users. Enter the user password a again to confirm the the password set in the "Set password entry field.