You can view, modify, search, or delete users by using Dashboard Designer.
Before you begin
To manage users, you must be logged in as a System Administrator
or as a
default user.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to view, modify, search, or delete users:
- To view or search users, complete the following steps:
- In the navigation pane of Dashboard Designer, click .
The Users page opens. It displays all the users.
- To find a user, enter the name of the user in the Search
field.
- To delete a user or delete multiple users, complete the following steps:
- To delete a user or users, complete any one of the following steps in the
Users page:
- To delete a user, click the Delete
icon
that is displayed next to the user or select the user and click the Delete
button.
- To delete multiple users, select multiple users, and then click the
Delete button.
- In the confirmation message window that is displayed, click
OK.
- To modify a user, complete the following steps:
- In the navigation pane of Dashboard Designer, click .
The Users page opens. It displays all the users.
- To edit a user, click the Edit
icon that is displayed on the user row.
The Edit a user window is displayed.
- In the Tool Role pane, click the role that you want to assign
to the user.
Note:
- If you click System Administrator, then the already selected Content
Groups that are displayed in the Tool Content Group(s) pane are deleted, as
the System Administrator has access to all the Tool Content Groups.
- If you click None, then the already selected Content Groups that are
displayed in the Tool Content Group(s) pane are deleted. You cannot select
any Content Group as the user is an Engine user only and cannot access any Tool
content.
- If you click any Tool Role other than System Administrator and
None, then the existing Content Groups are retained.
- To add or delete Content Groups, complete the following steps in the Tool
Content Group(s) pane:
- Click the Assign Groups list.
A pop-up window opens where the Tool
Content Groups are listed alphabetically sorted in ascending order.
- Click one or more Tool Content Groups that are listed under Content Groups (select
one or more) pane, and click the Move to selected
icon
to add the Tool Content Groups to Selected Content Groups pane.
- If you want to delete any group from the Selected Content Groups pane,
then click the Delete
icon that is
displayed next to it.
- To delete an Engine
instance that is assigned to a user or to disable the access to Schedule Tasks, complete any of the
following steps in the ENGINE ACCESS pane:
- In the Engine Instance(s) pane, click the Assign
Instance list.
A pop-up window opens displaying the Engine instance.
- To delete the selected instance from the Selected Engine Instances pane,
click the Delete
icon that is
displayed next to the instance.
- To disable the access to Schedule Tasks, clear the Scheduler
checkbox.
Note:
- If you delete an Engine
instance, then the Engine User
Groups that are assigned to that user are also deleted. The user cannot preview any Tool
content.
- Users with
System Administrator
, Publisher
or Menu
Administrator
role, and Engine users must have at least one
instance assigned to them.
- To add or delete Engine User Groups, complete the following
steps in the User Group(s) pane:
- Click the Assign Groups list.
A pop-up window opens where the Engine Groups are listed alphabetically
sorted in ascending order.
- Click one or more Engine
Groups that are listed under User Groups (select one or more) pane, and click
the Move to selected
icon to add the Engine Groups to
Selected User Groups pane.
- If you want to delete any group from the Selected User Groups pane, then
click the Delete
icon that is
displayed next to it.Note: Users with System Administrator
,
Publisher
, or Menu Administrator
role, and Engine users must have at least one
Engine User Group assigned to
them.
- To save the changes, click Save. Else, click
Cancel.
Results
The
Users page displays the following details for each modified user:
- User name
- Tool roles that are assigned to the user.
- Tool Content Groups that are assigned to the user.
- Engine instances that are
assigned to the user.
- User Groups that are assigned to the user.
- Date and time when the user was first created, and the username of the user who first created
the user.
- Date and time when the user was last modified, and the username of the user who last modified
the user. Only the latest record is displayed.
What to do next
After you add or delete a user, you must add or delete the username and password of that
user in the basic-registry.xml file.