allows you to add users and edit user information, such as passwords, access level, and organizational information. You can also use to define groups of users for use in subscriptions.

In , a user with supervisor-level access can assign the same access level to other users as required. However, assigning supervisor-level access should be tightly controlled to prevent unauthorized access to other components of the product.

You must have supervisor-level access to use , otherwise the menu option is unavailable.

Access levels

	Access Level
Type of Operation Allowed by Default	Observer/View Only (1)	User (2)	Controller (3)	Operator (4)	Supervisor (5)
View or diagrams	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Acknowledge alarms¹(using in the component			YES	YES	YES
Trigger events¹			YES	YES	YES
Connect/disconnect sites or devices			YES	YES	YES
Modify network configuration using )				YES	YES
Edit or diagrams					YES
Administer software security (that is, add users)					YES
¹ Supervisors can configure objects (i.e., control objects or the global event log viewer) to allow different access levels to perform different actions (i.e., trigger events or acknowledge alarms). See "Customizing a Diagram Object" on page 1 for more information on configuring access levels for objects.

Starting

Start . Log in using an account with supervisor-level access.

Select Tools > .

Tip

You can customize the display by filtering and sorting. For instructions on using these features, see "Customizing and Navigating Interface Displays" on page 1.

Symbols used in the Updated column

The following symbols are used in the Updated column to display the status of information in a row:

*	Information in the row has been modified since it was last saved.
!	Information in the row is inaccurate or incomplete.
+	The row is new since the user or group information was last saved.

Users

Use the Users tab to view, add and edit users and user information. Information that is required but is missing or incorrect is marked by an exclamation mark .

List of users

Edit User Account section

Available access levels

Message area

Adding users

Click New. A new row appears in the list of users and the fields in the Edit User Account section are empty.

Enter the user information (username and password are required; other information is optional):

Username: Type a username for the new user (maximum length: 50 characters; no spaces allowed).

Password: Type a password for the new user (maximum length: 50 characters; no spaces allowed).

Re-enter Password: Re-enter the password you typed in the password field. An exclamation mark appears beside this field unless the content of the two password fields matches.

Access Level: Select an access level for the user. See "Access Levels" on page 1 for an outline of the different access levels and their permissions.

First Name: Type the user’s given name.

Last Name: Type the user’s family name.

Organization: Type the user’s organization.

Business Email: Type a business email address for the user.

Mobile Email: Type a mobile email address for the user.

Click OK to save the changes and exit .

Changing user information

Select the username associated with the information you want to change.

Type the new information in the Edit User Account section of the Users tab. After you edit a user’s information, an asterisk appears beside that user in the list of users until you click OK to save the information.

Click OK to save the changes and exit .

Deleting a user

Select the username of the user you want to delete then click Delete. The row disappears from the list of users. You cannot delete the user account you are currently logged in with—the Delete button becomes unavailable.

Note

You cannot use the Revert button to undo a deletion. To undo a deletion, click Cancel to exit out of without saving your changes.

Click OK to save your changes and exit .

Groups

Use the Groups tab of to define groups of users. Groups can be used to determine access to reports in the application. Information that is required but is missing is marked by an exclamation mark .

List of groups

Edit User Groups section

Defining groups

On the Groups tab, click New. A new row appears in the lists of groups.

In the Edit User Group section of the tab, enter the name (required) and description of the group.

To add a user to the selected group, select the username from the Users list and click the right arrow button .

To remove a user from the selected group, select the username from the Members Of list and click the left arrow button .

Click OK to save your changes and exit .

Changing group information

Select the group associated with the information you want to change.

Type the new information in the Edit User Group section of the Groups tab. Use the right and left arrow buttons to add or remove users from the selected group, as needed. After you edit a group’s name or description, an asterisk appears beside that group in the list of groups until you click OK to save the information.

Click OK to save the changes and exit .

Deleting groups

To delete a group, select the group from the list and click Delete.

Note

You cannot use the Revert button to undo a deletion. To undo a deletion, click Cancel to exit out of without saving your changes.