Creating Users
Users are added through the “User list” which shows all users configured in PhixFlow. To add a new user please carry out the following (note that you must have the privilege “Administer Users, User Groups and Roles”):
Open the User List
Open the user list expanding the section Users in the repository browser.
Detailed User ListUse the startup user to log into your new installation and to add some user accounts. At least one account must have Administer Users, User Groups and Roles privilege. Check that your new user accounts work.
When you have accounts with appropriate privileges, you can disable the the startup user:
- In the repository, open the startup user.
- Untick Login Allowed.
Alternatively, delete the startup user; see Deleting Users, below.
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User Lists
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open the detailed users list by right clicking on the header Usersin the repository browser and selecting Show a detailed list. This contains summary information for all users andview and manage user accounts:
- either in the Full Repository →
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Users are classed as local, mixed or external depending on their authentication and authorisation configuration; see User.
- The user
- list groups users by these types.
- In the repository, users are grouped by the domain from which they authenticate or local, for users whose authentication is managed by PhixFlow.
You can change users from local to mixed and mixed to local by dragging the user to a different domain in the repository.
Creating Users
To add a new user account you must have the privilege Administer Users, User Groups and Roles and Create User.
Either, in the repository browser right-click on Usersand click Add User, right-click
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Associating Multiple Users to a User Group
If you are creating multiple new users who require the same user group then these users can be added in bulk to the user group by the following method:
Create.
- In the repository, create each user individually.
- Open the User Group In the repository, open the user group to which you want to associate the users.
- In Open the user list, highlight . Select all the users you want to add from the user group. Use Shift+click or Ctrl+click to select multiple users.
- Drag the selected list into the Group Members tab of the user group.
Please note, in this method you are dragging and dropping Users onto the User Group window rather than User Groups onto the User window. The overall effect is the same in PhixFlow, this method is just described as it may be easier when creating a large number of users all associated to the same User GroupAdding users to the user group properties tab has the same effect as adding user groups to the user properties.
For more information on who can add or remove user group access to a user, see see the User Group page Access Permission section.
Deleting Users
Note that Users User accounts are referenced in several places within PhixFlow e.g. they . For example a user may be the recipient of emails sent by file exporters or task plans. If a user account is deleted, all references to that user will be removed. Note however that log Log messages and audit trails will still maintain a record of the actions performed by a deleted user.
To delete a single user open the User list by clicking on the Users button on the left hand side of the main PhixFlow menu. Select one or more users and press the red cross on the top of the list. A warning will appear advising from the repository:
- In the repository, expand the
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- Select
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To delete multiple users from the user list:
- Open the user list. Select all the user accounts you want to delete.
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PhixFlow warns you that you are about to delete the user:
Press “Cancel”one or more users.
- Click Cancel to quit without deleting the UserPress “Permanently Delete” selected users.
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