Users and groups

The Identity section of the Admin Application is used to create and manage users, groups and their roles.

Users

The Users section displays the current list of users in the system.

Properties

The properties for users are:

Add a user

To add a user:

1. Sign into the Admin Application.

2. Expand the Identity section and select Users.

3. Click the Add User button.

4. Fill in the properties for a user and click Save.

Once the user has been created, Edit the user to assign groups and roles to the user and reset a user's password.

Note: A Username cannot be changed once a user has been created.

Groups

The Groups section displays the current list of groups in the system.

Groups are used to quickly assign multiple roles to users and for logically assigning permissions to applications with. They can also be used to create group assignments for user tasks.

Properties

The properties for groups are:

Add a group

To add a group:

1. Sign into the Admin Application.

2. Expand the Identity section and select Groups.

3. Click the Add Group button.

4. Give a name to the group and click Save.

Once the group has been created, Edit the group to assign roles to it.

Roles

The Roles section displays the current list of roles in the system.

Roles are used to provide access to the Modeling Application and different areas of the Admin Application.

The roles available are: