The User manager section allows you to manage users and groups. The permissions for users and groups are defined here.

Creating a user

1. Click the Add user icon.

Alternatively: Click Add group to create a new user group.

The New user dialog box appears.

Please note: Follow the naming conventions. User names containing only numbers such as "2347685" are not permissible.

2. Enter the user name into the Name input field.

3. Enter a password for the user. In the Properties area, enter "PW" into the Action input field.

Information: Entering "PW" to this field ensures the user will be requested to enter a new password when the user logs on to ELO.

4. Enter the necessary information (permissions, etc.) for the new user.

Optional: Items 5 through 7 - Add the new user to various user groups. A new user is always a member of the Everyone group by default.

5. Click Group membership.

The Group membership area opens.

Information: Below Member of, the user manager shows a list of the groups in which the user is a member.

6. Enter a space in the Add to group input field.

Information: If you always use a prefix of "GRP_" when creating group names, enter "GRP_" into the input field.

A list of existing groups is then shown in a drop-down menu.

7. Select an entry in the list.

The selected list entry is automatically entered to the Member of list.

Information: If you want to assign the user to additional groups, repeat steps 5 to 7.

8. Click Save.

The user is added to the user manager and is now a member of the selected group.

The new user is then shown in the list of users in the user manager.

Optionally: To change a user's settings, select the user in the list on the left. The settings are shown in the right-hand program pane.

Deleting a user or a group

Groups and users can be deleted in the user manager.

1. Click the user or group to be deleted in the list on the left-hand side.

The user or group are highlighted.

2. Click Delete selected user (red cross icon).

The Delete dialog box appears.

3. Confirm deletion by clicking Yes.

The user or group is deleted from the user manager.

Result

A new user is created and the necessary settings are applied. The user account is now available in the client applications.