To give users access to ICPAM functionality, create a login account and assign one or more access profiles to the username.
Step 1 Choose the Users > Logins command. The resulting Logins main window lists all the user names in the system.
Step 2 Click the toolbar button corresponding to the task you want to perform:
• To add a new login, click the Add button.
• To modify an existing login, select its entry in the table, and then click the Edit... button.
• To remove an existing login, select its entry in the table then click the Delete button.
The remainder of this procedure demonstrates how to add a new login.
Note You cannot modify most of the properties of the cpamadmin login.
Step 3 On the General page, define the basic properties fields on this page.
The following table describes the field properties.
Note The Username, Password, and Confirm password fields are required.
Field |
Description |
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Username |
Required. The username of the login. |
Password |
Required. Password to access the system. |
Confirm password |
Required. The value must be entered exactly as it was in the Password field. |
Location |
This field specifies the login location of a user. Each login location can be accessed only by users belonging to that specific location. |
Assigned to |
The personnel record the login is assigned to. If the login is for an operator already entered in the Personnel module, click the Select... button. For more information on adding personnel to the system, see System Configuration Settings. |
Validity |
Active or Inactive. Only active accounts can access the system. |
Effective |
The beginning date the user can log in. If left blank, the user can log in immediately. |
Time |
The login time of the user. |
Expires |
The day the login expires and access is denied. If left blank, access is allowed indefinitely. |
Time |
The time the user login expires. |
Site |
Read-only. A site is a single instance of a ICPAM database. |
Comments |
Comments or notes about the login. |
Step 4 To create a new location-restricted user profile, perform these steps.
a. Click on the Profiles item in the left pane.
b. To create a new profile, click the New... button.
The Add Profile dialog appears.
c. Create a new profile as explained in Defining User Profiles for Desktop Application Access.
d. Click Choose to associate the profile to a specific location in the location hierarchy.
e. Click Save and Close to save the new profile and close Add Profile dialog box.
f. Back in the Add Login dialog, click Save and Close to save the new login and close that dialog.
Step 5 To verify the changes, log off and then log in with the new username and password. Verify that the appropriate devices are populated for this location-restricted user.
See also:
Configuring User Access for the ICPAM Desktop Client