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Managing users

While logged in as an administrator, use the User Management button in the Settings menu to create, modify or delete a user. You can select a user group to which to assign the user.

Procedure

  1. For each user group you want to configure, for each collection, add a configuration file for the new group to one of the following folders:
    • If you use SDL Contenta S1000D, add the file to the templates\collections\COLLECTION\working\usergroups\ subfolder of the LiveContent S1000D home directory, where COLLECTION is the name of the collection you are adding a configuration file for.
    • If you do not use SDL Contenta S1000D, add the file to the working\usergroups\ subfolder of your collection directory.
  2. In the top bar banner, click the Settings icon.
    The Settings menu is displayed.
  3. From the Settings menu, click the User Management button.
    The User Management menu is displayed.
  4. To create a user, from the User Mangement menu, click Add and set the fields as follows:
    PropertyDescription
    Login NameThe name of the user
    PasswordThe password of the user (must contain more than four characters)
    Confirm PasswordRe-enter the password of the user
    User GroupSelect a group from the dropdown list
    Last NameThe last name of the user
    First NameThe first name of the user
    Middle NameThe middle name of the user
    E-mailThe user's e-mail address
    Confirm E-mailRe-enter the user's e-mail address

    Then click Add and Save.

  5. To modify a user, select a user from the user list, click Edit and modify the user's information. Then click Save.
  6. To delete a user, select a user from the user list, click Delete and then click OK.
  7. Click Close.