Creating User Accounts

Administrator accounts allow you to create new user accounts. When creating a new account, you create a user name and password and assign permission levels to grant the user access to specific functionality.

When a user account is created, it must be assigned a “home.” The user (either Normal or Administrator) will only be allowed to access information for his home location and any associated sub-locations.

Note: If a user is assigned to a home location that inherits profiles from other locations, he will not be able to modify the settings of inherited profiles. Read/write permissions allow the user to exclude inherited profiles, though.

You can configure the following options when creating a user account:

Type	Select if the user is a Normal user or an Administrator. If the user is a Normal user, you will need to assign specific permissions. If the user is an Administrator, he will have access to all options for his home location and associated sub-locations.
User Home	The location that the user will be assigned to.
Description	A description of the user or group.
Login	The name the user will use to log in to the Avalanche Console. The login is case sensitive. The following special characters are not allowed: ~ ! ^ * ( ) + = \| ? / < > , [ ] : ; { } \ " & space
Password	The password for accessing the Avalanche Console. Passwords are case sensitive. The password has a 32-character limit.
Confirm Password	The password again.
First Name	The first name of the user.
Last Name	The last name of the user.

To create a new account:

Click Tools > User Management.

The User Management page appears.

In the Users panel, click New.

The Create User dialog box appears. Click User.

The Add/Modify User page appears. Configure the settings for the user. Login, Type, User Home, Password, and Confirm Password are required fields.

Assign permissions now or an Administrator can modify permissions later. For more information, see Assigning User Permissions.

Save your changes.

The new account is available.