Create a User
Security Note: You need the SQL Server securityadmin role for this activity.
Activity Steps
- On the Home screen, select the User Administration module.
Note: You can also select Options » System Administration » User Administration from the menu.
- On the toolbar, click New.
The New User window displays.
- Select the Logon Type from:
- Database Authentication
- Windows Authentication—If selected, enter the Domain Name.
- Enter the User ID. This is the user's login name.
- Enter the user's Password.
- Select the user's Working Role. The Working Role manages many of the physical database permissions, such as Update or Delete access on a table. Select from:
- Role_Century_Admin—Typically assigned to administrators.
- Role_Full_Client_Admin
- Role_Field_Geologist—Usually assigned to other users.
- Role_Read_Only
- Role_Core_Shed_Admin
- Role_Core_Shed
- Role_Core_Shed_Read_Only
- Enter the user's:
- First Name—Mandatory
- Middle Name—Optional
- Last Name—Mandatory
- Cost Center—Optional
- Department—Optional
- Phone Number—Optional
- Location—Optional
- Email Address—The email address is used if the user is identified as an email recipient during the configuration of automated email notifications.
- Select whether to set the user's status to Active. If unchecked, the user cannot access the application.
- Select whether to Connect to Central. If checked, the user can connect with DHLogger or Sample Station directly against the Central database.
- Select whether to Sync with DB. If checked, the user's login is automatically added to the SQL Server security and mapped in the database.
Note: Users not synchronized with the database display with grey icons in the Users tree. To synchronize these users, select them and click Synchronize users with DB.
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Click OK.
Note:
- If the user already exists based on their User ID code in the SQL Server, a prompt displays asking whether you want to replace the existing user information. If you say No the user old information remains.
- If a Fusion remote data source is configured, a prompt displays to configure the user and login in the remote database within the specified SQL Server instance.
- The Configuration Report button opens a Report Viewer window that allows you to select a user and view the configuration associated with that user. You can also print the report from this window.