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User and Group Editor

The User and Group Editor screen allows you to view and/or change user and group configurations. This area of the Administration Client provides access to the built-in DataSplice domain, as well as the external domains created in the external authentication domains section.

User and Group Editor

Note: User names and passwords in DataSplice are case-sensitive.

Users

User accounts created with the DataSplice Administration Client are used by all of the applications in the DataSplice Suite. Users may belong to multiple groups, or no groups, and any permissions set for individual users will override the permissions specified for the group(s) to which that user belongs.

Groups

Groups manage access to views, data displayed in those views, and permissions to make changes to the data. The same view may give supervisors permission to change a description field, while workers may have permission to view the field only. Users may belong to more than one group, and individual permissions set will override the group permissions. In addition, groups can be members of other groups.

Domains

Many companies already have systems set up with user names and passwords for a variety of systems, including Windows Networking and enterprise applications such as MAXIMO. DataSplice is able to use these user names and passwords, thus decreasing clerical maintenance by keeping only one set of users and avoiding redundant data entry. Administration of the users and groups in the domain must take place at the source of the domain. For example, a domain created from Windows Networking must have all users created, deleted, and added to groups with Windows tools. DataSplice provides tools for managing users and groups in the DataSplice domain. For additional information, refer to the external authentication domains section.

Creating Users

Users may be added to the DataSplice domain. Users for other domains must be added according to the specifications of the other domain.

To add a user in the DataSplice domain:

  1. Select Edit Users and Groups from the main navigation button.
  2. Select DataSplice from the Domain drop-down list.
  3. Click Action > Create New User. This brings up the Create New User dialog box.

    Create New User Dialog

  4. Enter the name for the new user in the User Name field.
  5. Click OK to close the dialog.
  6. The user is selected. As desired, define default and custom attributes in the User Attributes and Custom Attributes sections at the right.
  7. Click the Save Changes button Save Changes Button when complete.

Creating Groups

Groups may be added to the DataSplice domain. Groups for other domains must be added according to the specifications of the other domain.

To add a group in the DataSplice domain:

  1. Select Edit Users and Groups from the main navigation button.
  2. Select DataSplice from the Domain drop-down list.
  3. Click Action > Create New Group. This brings up the Create New Group dialog box.

    Create New Group Dialog

  4. Enter the name for the new group in the Group Name field.
  5. Click OK to close the dialog.
  6. The group is selected. As desired, define default and custom attributes in the User Attributes and Custom Attributes sections at the right.
  7. Click the Save Changes button Save Changes Button when complete.

Deleting Users & Groups

Users and groups can also be deleted in this area of the Administration Client. The ability to delete users and groups from within the Administration Client is limited to members of the DataSplice domain only. To remove users or groups from external domains, they should be deleted at their domain management source. For example, for a Maximo domain, users and groups could be deleted from within the Maximo system.

To delete a user or group from the DataSplice domain:

  1. Select Edit Users and Groups from the main navigation button.
  2. Select DataSplice from the Domain drop-down list.
  3. Select the user or group to be deleted. Hold down the CTRL or SHIFT key to select multiple entries.
  4. Click Action > Delete Selection.
  5. A warning prompt will be displayed:

    Delete User or Group Dialgo

  6. Click Yes to delete the selected users and/or groups. Click No to cancel.
  7. The selected users and/or groups are now deleted.

Important: It is not possible to undo a delete of this kind. Thus, take special care when deleting users and groups.

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