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Viewing and modifying a user's profile in Content Manager

You can view and change various aspects of the user's profile, including group membership and the user's access to specific Publications.

Before you begin

To manage users in Content Manager, you must be a member of a user group that has the System Administrator Privilege.

About this task

The settings that you can modify in a user profile depend on whether you are using Access Management (recommended) or a legacy method of managing user access. When using Access Management, most of the user details are maintained either in Access Management or in the external identity provider (Idp). The details that you can that you can view and modify in Content Manager are limited to the user's display name and profile picture, which appear are specific to the Content Manager user interfaces.

Procedure

  1. Access the Content Manager Explorer website.
  2. Go to Administration > User Management > Users.
    Content Manager displays a list of all existing users.
  3. In the list area, do one of the following:
    • To create a new user, right-click anywhere in the empty space, and select New User.
    • To modify an existing user, double-click the user to open it for editing.
  4. On the General tab, you can define the following:
    Name
    A name that is unique in Content Manager and that will appear only within the Users area.
    Display Name
    An alternative name of the user, which is how you want it to be displayed elsewhere in the system.
    Profile Picture
    A picture that will appear with the user's name in some areas of Content Manager. Use the Upload button to locate and select an image file. You can also use the Reset button to reset the profile picture back to the system default.
    Enabled
    Indicates the status of the user in the system.
    For users that were added through Access Management, the Enabled option in Content Manager is read only and indicates the status set in . Access Management. Refer to the to section on managing users in Access Management for information on the deactivating users.
    For users that were added directly to Content Manager, such as from a Windows domain, you can clear the option to temporarily deny a user access to user.
  5. On the Member Of tab, you can manage the user's membership in groups.
    OptionDescription
    Add the user to a groupClick Add and select a group.
    Remove the user as a member of a groupSelect an group from the list on the left, and click Remove.
    Define specific Publications in which you want the membership to applyIn the Membership Scope for Rights and Permissions pane, deselect All Publications and select the Publications in which you want membership to apply. (The default is for it to apply to all Publications.)
    The User now has the rights and permissions assigned to the group within the selected Publications scope (which override the group's permissions.
  6. When finished, click Save and Close.