This page is for any PhixFlow user who needs to check or update their user account details.
Overview
To open the User Details windowaccess your user account details, click the
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The User Details window has three tabs:sections
- Details: your user account details
- Default Settings: set your prefered options
- User Groups: the list of user groups to which you belong.
- Security Questions: The security questions and answers that you have configured.
This tab is available if you have a specific (local) login for PhixFlow. If you have a single login that works for multiple applications (single sign-on), you do not have any security questions for PhixFlow.
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Details
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| First Name | These fields display your personal details.
If necessary, you can update these details and the changes. |
| Last Name |
| Organisation |
| Email Address |
| Phone Number |
| Login Name | Your login name and the network domain are set by your administrator. Do not change these details.
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Default Settings
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to prevent the Help tab help panel being opened shown at login. The Help tab provides a link instructions that depend on what you are doing. There are also links to the PhixFlow help pages and Training Courses. |
| Password | When you want to update your password, enter a new password with at least 6 characters. Open Repository on Startup | | password | password | Alternatively, you can reset your password from the login screen; see Password Reset.
User Groups Tab
This tab lists the user groups and any external login groups to which you belong. These groups control the PhixFlow features and data to which you have access.
To change the user groups or external login groups to which you belong, contact your PhixFlow administrator.
Security Questions Tab
You administrator can set up rules about how long passwords can remain valid; see Password Policy. Depending on the policy, when you reset a password you may be prompted for answers to security questions. Use the Security Questions tab to set 3 possible questions and the answers.
For example, you could set questions such as:
- the name of your first pet
- the make of your previous car
- your favourite food.
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We recommend you set questions and answers that you have never used for any other system.The questions are saved to your PhixFlow user account. This means administrators can see your questions. Answers are encrypted and only ever appear as a line of dots. Once they are set, you will not be able to see them again. Administrators cannot see your answers. |
Export Password Tab
The options on this tab relate to exported configuration zip files.
To ensure data security, PhixFlow can encrypt exported configuration zip files. PhixFlow saves the zip files to the download area and deletes them after a time; see Configuring the Download Area.
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| Application Menu Default | By default you can have the application menu show you the card view of application icons and names or a list of application names. |
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indicates you or your administrator has set a password, even if the password field is left empty. |
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.When you download an exported configuration, the zip file is encrypted and this password is associated with it. You must specify the same password when you import the file to another PhixFlow instance; see Using the Download Area. | Note |
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You cannot de-encrypt zip files to view their contents. |
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The Export Password options relate to exported configuration zip files. To ensure data security, PhixFlow can encrypt exported configuration zip files. PhixFlow saves the zip files to the download area and deletes them after a time; see Configuring the Download Area. |
User Groups
This tab lists the user groups and any external login groups to which you belong. These groups control the PhixFlow features and data to which you have access.
To change the user groups or external login groups to which you belong, contact your PhixFlow administrator.
Security Questions
You administrator can set up rules about how long passwords can remain valid; see Password Policy. Depending on the policy, when you reset a password you may be prompted for answers to security questions. Use the Security Questions tab to set 3 possible questions and the answers.
For example, you could set questions such as:
- the name of your first pet
- the make of your previous car
- your favourite food.
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We recommend you set questions and answers that you have never used for any other system.The questions are saved to your PhixFlow user account. This means administrators can see your questions. Answers are encrypted and only ever appear as a line of dots. Once they are set, you will not be able to see them again. Administrators cannot see your answers. |