Users
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Users
A user is a single individual supposed to do end user work in the Comflow runtime environment. This could be for example registering items, order entry etc. A user should always be part of a user group.
Selecting the users task will take you to the users main portlet as below.
Right clicking in the users main portlet will give you all possible user administration actions; create, update, copy, delete and view.
Figure 131 Possible User administration actions
Table 81 Users main portlet fields
User | Login name. |
Name | Combination of First Name and Surname. |
Table 82 User main portlet button options
| Refreshes the view |
| Closes the task |
Create a User
To create a user right click in the users portlet and choose Create as below.
Figure 132 Right click – Create user
The create right click will take you to the create view.
Figure 133 Create user portlet details
Table 83 Create user fields
User | Login name |
Name | Combination of First Name and Surname. Not editable |
First Name | First name of the user |
Surname | Surname of the user |
Enterprise | Choose the Enterprise to which the User belongs. Prompt able (F4) |
Company | Choose the Company to which the User belong Prompt able (F4) |
Password | User password |
E-mail address | E-mail address of the User |
Locale | Preferred Locale (language) for the User |
Reuse tasks | Determines if it should be possible for a user to have several (parallel) tasks of the same type open at the same time. When Reuse tasks is checked only one instance of a task can be active at the same time |
Max active tasks | Maximum number of active tasks |
Debug Mode | Debug mode gives the User debug privileges (when checked). |
Disabled | When Disabled is checked the User is set as being disabled (not active) |
Password changed | Date of last password change |
Force password change | Forces the user to change password at first login |
For User Group assignment see chapter 4.1.2.
Table 84 Create User button options
| Refreshes the view |
| Cancels the creation of a user and returns to the previous view |
| Confirms creation of a user and returns to the previous view |
Update a User
To update a user either left click on the user in the users portlet or right click on the user and choose Update as below.
Figure 134 Right click – Update user
The update right click will take you to the update view.
Figure 135 Update User portlet details
Table 85 Update user fields
User | Login name. Not editable |
Name | Combination of First Name and Surname. Not editable |
First Name | First name of the user |
Surname | Surname of the user |
Enterprise | Choose the Enterprise to which the User belongs. Prompt able (F4). Not editable |
Company | Choose the Company to which the User belongs Prompt able (F4). Not editable |
Password | User password |
E-mail address | E-mail address of the User |
Locale | Preferred Locale (language) for the User |
Reuse tasks | Determines if it should be possible for a user to have several (parallel) tasks of the same type open at the same time. When Reuse tasks is checked only one instance of a task can be active at the same time |
Max active tasks | Maximum number of active tasks |
Debug Mode | Debug mode gives the User debug privileges (when checked). |
Disabled | When Disabled is checked the User is set as being disabled (not active). |
Password changed | Date of last password change |
For User Group assignment see chapter 4.1.2.
Table 86 Update User button options
| Refreshes the view |
| Cancels the update of a user and returns to the previous view |
| Confirms update of a user and returns to the previous view |
Copy a User
To copy a user right click on the user and choose Copy as below.
Figure 136 Right click – Copy user
The copy right click will take you to the copy view.
Figure 137 Copy User portlet details
Table 87 Copy user fields
User | Login name |
Name | Combination of First Name and Surname. Not editable |
First Name | First name of the user |
Surname | Surname of the user |
Enterprise | Choose the Enterprise to which the User belongs. Prompt able (F4) |
Company | Choose the Company to which the User belong Prompt able (F4) |
Password | User password |
E-mail address | E-mail address of the User |
Default location | |
Locale | Preferred Locale (language) for the User |
Reuse tasks | Determines if it should be possible for a user to have several (parallel) tasks of the same type open at the same time. When Reuse tasks is checked only one instance of a task can be active at the same time |
Max active tasks | Maximum number of active tasks |
Debug Mode | Debug mode gives the User debug privileges (when checked). |
Disabled | When Disabled is checked the User is set as being disabled (not active) |
Created | Date of creation |
Modified | Date of last modification |
Password changed | Date of last password change |
Force password change | Forces the user to change password at first login |
For User Group assignment see chapter 4.1.2.
Table 88 Copy user button options
| Refreshes the view |
| Cancels the copying of a user and returns to the previous view |
| Confirms copy of a user and returns to the previous view |
Delete a User
To delete a user right click on the user and choose Delete as below.
Figure 138 Right click – Delete user
The delete right click will take you to the delete view.
Figure 139 Delete User portlet details
Of course when deleting a user no fields are editable.
Table 89 Delete User button options
| Refreshes the view |
| Cancels the deletion of a User and returns to the previous view |
| Confirms deletion of a User and returns to the previous view |
View a User
To view a user then right click in the users portlet and choose View as below.
Figure 140 Right click – View user
The view right click will take you to the view user portlet.
Figure 141 View User detail portlet
Of course when viewing a user no fields are editable.
Table 90 View User button options
| Refreshes the view |
| Cancels the viewing of a User and returns to the previous view |
Associate users with a user group
User group assignment is done either when creating, updating or copying a user.
When you create a user as described in chapter 4.1.1.1, updating a user as described in chapter 4.1.1.2 or copying a user (chapter 4.1.1.3 ) you have the possibility to assign the user to a user group.
In the lower browse segment you select all the user groups the user should belong to by checking the checkboxes. In the picture below the user is selected to be part of the, here only existing, P-ADMIN user group:
Figure 142 User group assignment
To confirm the user group assignment press Create (when creating a user) or Update (when updating or copying a user).
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