"User Administration" dialog

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

Open "User Administration" dialog

  • In the ribbon, click on File > Settings > User.

Dialog elements without group

  • Structure

    • Structure element "<Groups>"

      Display all available user groups and users.

    • Structure element "<Users>"

      Display all available users.

  • "New Group" button

    Create a new user group.

    Further Information > Create a user group

  • "New User" button:

    Create a new user.

    Further Information > Add User

  • "Add Member" button

    The "Find User(s)" dialog opens. You can search for existing users and assign them to a user group.

    Further Information > Add members of a group

  • "Remove Member" button

    Remove a selected user from a user group.

    Further Information > Remove members from a group

  • "Edit" button

    Edit a user group or user.

    Further Information > Edit a user

  • "Delete" button

    Delete a user group or user.

    Further Information > Delete a user

  • "License Assignment" button

    The "License Assignment" dialog opens. Here you can assign licenses simultaneously to multiple users.

  • "Print" button

    Evaluate rights of a user group or user.

 

"Properties" group

This group contains the properties of a user group or of an individual user selected in the tree view.

  • "Active" checkbox

    Using the checkbox you can Deactivate a user. This checkbox is activated by default.

  • "Deactivated on" display field

    Shows the point in time (exact date and time) the user has been deactivated.

  • "User ID" input field

    Enter the user ID to represent the user in a user group in the "License Assignment" dialog.

    It becomes a mandatory field when the user is assigned to a group membership.

  • "Name" input field

    Enter the name of a user group or a user.

  • "Description" input field

    Enter the description for a user group or a user.

  • "E-mail" input 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 the user belongs to several groups, the primary group membership can be defined via the "Main Group" button. This is relevant in the case of competing, function-related rights defined at the group level.

  • "Set password" and "Confirm password" input field

    Follow the password complexity guidelines below:

    • is at least 8 characters long

    • contains a combination of:

      • Uppercase letters
      • Lowercase letters
      • Special characters
      • Numbers

      Avoid easy-to-guess passwords, such as birth dates, names, or dictionary words.

  • "Licenses" list

    The list shows the assigned licenses for the selected user.