Add/Edit Personnel Dialog

The Add/Edit Personnel dialog appears when you add or edit a user on the Users tab of the Security Settings dialog, available under Database ‣ Security…. The Permissions and History tabs are available only when editing an existing user.

The fields in the dialog are described below.

Field/Checkbox Name

Description

Name

The user’s full name.

Email

Email address for identification and communication.

Job title

The user’s role or professional position.

Qualifications

Relevant certifications or credentials.

Company

The organisation the user belongs to. You can add new company records or select from predefined entries (see Configure Company).

Address

Postal or office address (if required).

Phone

Contact telephone number.

Unit Group

Preferred measurement system (Metric or US Weights and Measures).

Field/Checkbox Name

Description

Name

Username used to sign in (for example, sample.user).

Enabled

Enables the user account for sign-in. Clear this to disable access.

Locked

Blocks sign-in and prevents the user from being assigned any items; locked users also appear greyed in the Users list.

Force Password Reset

Requires the user to choose a new password at their next login.

Password

Select Change Password to set or update the password.

API Key

API key assigned to the user. Select Reset API Key to generate a new one, or use the copy button to copy the current key.

Single Sign-on - Windows User

Links the account to a Windows domain user for SSO. See Set Up Single Sign-On (SSO).

Select the security groups to assign to the user. Groups are created as described in Create a New User Group. Use Select All to select every group, or Clear Selection to remove all selections.

Configure permissions specific to the user, if needed. See Set Up Permissions for User/User Group.