To control system access, associate user types with specific functions, like menu items, windows, and logical controls.
Data visibility and hierarchy
A user’s organizational unit ensures users only see data and objects relevant to their level of responsibility. The hierarchy includes the:
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System administrator: Associated with the company and sees the entire system
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Service manager: Associated with a structure, manages specific processes, and sees all the project’s related objects
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Regional team leader: Associated with an area and sees objects within their specific territory
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OC dispatcher: Associated with an operations center (OC); sees objects related to that OC
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"Onfield" technician: Associated with an OC and receives only the work orders (WOs) related to that OC
Manage system users
You can create, modify, search for, and view system users.
Create a new user
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Navigate to Configuration > Core > User > Users.
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Click New User.
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Fill in the following fields:
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ID: Automatically assigned by the system
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User Name: The user’s username.
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Name: The user’s given (first) name.
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Surname: The user’s last name.
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User Type: Defines the primary functionalities and allowed system actions
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Other roles: Allows you to associate multiple user types. The user inherits the sum of all permissions from these linked profiles
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Area/Operations Center/Structure: Determines data visibility. Users with no association see all company OCs, but users associated with an area see all OCs within that area.
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Start Date: The user’s account start date.
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End Date: The user’s account end date, if applicable.
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Last access date: Automatically updated by the system
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Password: The user’s password.
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User TimeZone: The user’s time zone.
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Click Save.
Search for a user
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Navigate to Configuration > Core > User > Users.
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Enter information in the search fields in the right-hand section of the interface:
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Username: The user’s username.
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Name: The user’s given (first) name.
Surname: The user’s last name.
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Operation Center: The operation center the user is associated with.
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External User: A flag for users who belong to external suppliers.
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Enterprise: The specific supplier company.
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Type: The associated user profile.
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Show valid only: Displays only active users.
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Show only server users: Display all users on the server.
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Click Search.
Modify a user
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In the search results list, select the user.
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Click Options.
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Make changes to the user’s information.
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Click Save.
Manage user types
User types define the specific features a group of users can access.
Create a new user type
To make a new type:
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Navigate to Configuration > Core > User > User Type.
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Click New Typology.
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Enter:
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Description / Code / Sorting: Defines the type.
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Active Flag: Sets the type as active.
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Super Flag: Grants elevated permissions.
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Automatic grant association flag: Determines how to manage associations.
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If checked, it manages site association automatically.
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If unchecked, associations must be handled manually.
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Click Save.
Manage RS authorizations
To define which REST endpoints a user type can execute:
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Navigate to Configuration > Core > User > User Type.
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Click the Three dots menu next to the user type.
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Click RS Authorizations.
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Configure the access rules.
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Click Save.
Duplicate user type
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Navigate to Configuration > Core > User > User Type.
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Click the Three dots menu for the desired user type.
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When a copy of the original user type pops up, modify the fields as needed.
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Enter a new description.
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Click Save.
When you duplicate a user, the process duplicates all of the following user type data:
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Permissions
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RS Authentication
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Technical object types associated
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Work order statuses