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.