Tools -> Users (User Manager)
User Manager is a tool for adding, listing and removing users. You can also set user access rights, account expiration dates and add a user directly into groups. It is also possible to add users from a file. This makes it easier to add a lot of users at once.

There are three views in the User Manager: add users, remove users, list users. Use the drop-down menu under the main I-system navigation to navigate in User Manager.

Add users view
This view is for adding user accounts. You can set their access rights, add them directly to selected groups, set their accounts' expiration date etc. from here.

Columns:

- User information
Enter all the available information on a user in the input fields.
The username is used when a user logs into I-system. The username must have atleast three characters.
A user must have a name. The name will be associated with the user in sections like Forums and Groups, where the name appears.
The three drop-down menus under the title-row are for phonenumbers etc. Choose the type of number you will enter in the input-box in the same row.
The Date of birth follows this syntax dd/mm/yyyy.
You can generate a password by clicking the Generate password button. Remember to write it down somewhere.
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.


- Other
You can set an expiration date for a user account. This is good for adding students, so that their account expires once the semester has ended. The default value is never.


- Access rights for public tools
Users can have access rights to certain public tools like Forums and News.
To grant a user access, click the checkbox that corresponds to the access right.


- Other access rights
Users can also have access rights to other resources like Groups and User Manager.
To grant a user access, click the checkbox that corresponds to the access right.


- Select the group(s) where to add the user as a member
You can add a user directly to groups.
The available groups are listed in the left-hand-side select menu. The groups that the user will be added to are listed in the right-hand-side select menu.
To move a group from one list to another, select a group and use the <== and ==> buttons in the middle.


- Add users from a file
You can add users from a file. This makes it easy to add many users at once. All the users that you add from a file will have the same access rights and they will be added to the same groups. Assuming that they have any rights and a group was selected.
File to upload input field - Enter the path of the file that you want to add users from here.
Browse... - Click to browse your harddrive for the file.
Upload - Click to upload the file you have selected / entered the path for. This will automatically add the users, so make sure that the other settings are correct.

The file should be in a plain text format (i.e. a text-file(.txt)). A Microsoft Word file or equivalent will not work. There is a special syntax for the file.
note1 and note2 stand for Status and Title by default.


realname;note1;note2;username;password;

Example:

John Doe;Active;Manager;johnd;eX4mplepassw;


Click the Add button to add the user. If you are adding users from a file, they will be automatically added once you click the Upload button.
Click the Reset button to clear all the fields and set the values to their defaults.


Remove users view
This view is for removing user accounts.

The existing user accounts are listed in the left-hand-side select menu. The users that will be removed are listed in the right-hand-side select menu.
To move a user from one list to another, select the user and use the <== and ==> buttons in the middle.

Click the Remove button to remove the selected users.
Click the Reset button to move all the users back to the list of existing user accounts (iow. not to be removed).


List users view
This view is a list of all the user accounts in I-system. The following information is listed: username, name, status, title, status. The latter status column is still seeking its final form, but it is going to be for access rights information.