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User

PhixFlow user - either a "local" user, that is, only defined in PhixFlow, and independent of any other part of your infrastructure; or an "AD" user - that is, a user created automatically in PhixFlow if you have set up integration with Microsoft Active Directory, and a user have logged into PhixFlow by this means.

To edit users, you must belong to a user group that in turn includes a role with privilege Administer Users, User Groups and Roles

The following fields are configured for each PhixFlow user:

FieldDescription
Basic Settings
Login Name

The login name that the user will log into PhixFlow with.

If this user is going to run tasks that include database exports, if the Datasource has the option Use User credentials on export ticked, this username will be used to log onto the database to perform the export.

First NameFirst Name of the user.
Last NameLast Name of the user.
LanguageLanguage of the user. Select a language from the drop-down list.
DomainThe domain that the user logs in with. This can be local, for users that exist independently in PhixFlow, or one of the configured active directory domains, if an integration with active directory has been set up. See Configure Active Directory Integration for details.
OrganisationThe users Organisation. For local users this is free format text. For AD users this is the Organisation supplied by AD.
Password

This is only visible for local users. You can set the user's password by updating this field.

If this user is going to run tasks that include database exports, if the Datasource has the option Use User credentials on export ticked, this password will be used to log onto the database to perform the export.

Confirm PasswordThis is only visible for local users. Confirmation of the Password entered above.
Password Policy

This is only visible for local users. The Password Policy that the user's password will be checked against. The built in Password Policy is selected by default. The default system password policy can be changed in the System Configuration editor.

Administrators can select another option from the drop-down list. See the Password Policy Details form.

Default DashboardDefault dashboard of the user. Select a value from the drop-down list.
Email AddressEmail Address of the user. For AD users this is the email address supplied by AD.
Phone NumberPhone number of the user. For AD users this is the phone number supplied by AD.
EnabledThis is only visible for local users. Disabled users can still receive emails sent by PhixFlow task plans or file exporters, but they cannot log in to PhixFlow.
Account LockedThis is only visible for local users. If ticked, the user's account is locked due to too many login failures. Untick to unlock the account.
Send Alerts by SMSIf ticked, the user can receive SMS alerts, if configured n a PhixFlow process, to the phone number defined in their user details.
Send Alerts by EmailIf ticked, the user can receive email alerts, if configured in a PhixFlow process, to the email address defined in their user details.
Open in Design ModeIf ticked, the user's default mode is the Design Mode. Otherwise the default mode is App Mode.
Last Activity TimeThe last time the user performed an action in PhixFlow.

User Groups

A list of the user groups that the user belongs to.

For AD users, the PhixFlow user groups that the user belongs to are determined by the mappings defined between AD user groups and PhixFlow user groups. See Configure Active Directory Integration for details. For AD users, the list of user groups shown for the user is read-only.]

For local users, press the button to bring up the list of user groups. Drag user groups into this list to add the user to that group. 

Security Questions

This section is only visible for local users.

Security questions are used to verify users when they go through the lost/ forgotten password process.

Question 1The user's first security question.
Answer 1The answer to the first security question.
Question 2The user's second security question.
Answer 2The answer to the second security question.
Question 3The user's third security question.
Answer 3The answer to the third security question.
Last requested reset timeThe date/time of the last password reset link. Read-only.
Current Reset Attempts

The number of times the user has attempted (and failed) to reset their password.

Description
DescriptionA description for the user.

Form Icons

The form provides the standard form icons.

See Also

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