Security: User Permissions - Add, Change or Delete

User permissions define permissions for individuals. If the default permissions are adequate for some or all users, you do not need to set user permissions for them. See Default Permissions for more information. After you define permission definitions for a user you can determine whether or not the user would be allowed or denied a capability for a destination. See Check User Permissions.

 

Add User Permissions

To add a user permission definition:

  1. Click Admin in the main menu to open the Administration page.

  2. Click the Security option then click Users from the second drop-down list. The User Permissions window opens.

  3. Click +Add user. The Add Permissions window opens.

    1. Enter the name of the user in the User name field.

    2. Click +Add permissions.

The Permissions Definition window opens. See Using the Permissions Definition Window for information about the fields on the Permissions Definition window. When you are finished adding entries on the Permissions Definition window, the Add Permissions window will be displayed your selections.

    1. On the Add Permissions window, to reorder the destination entries, use the sequencing icon to the left of the entries to drag them into the desired order to get the results you want.

Tips:

    1. When you have completed adding permissions, click OK on the Add Permissions window.

  1. Click Close on the User Permissions window.

 

Change a User's Permissions

To change user permissions:

  1. Click Admin on the main menu.

  2. Click the Security option then click Users from the second drop-down list. The User Permissions window opens.

  3. Take the appropriate action:

If you want to...

Then...

edit any of the permission definition entries

Click the select icon  at the end of the appropriate row. The Permissions Definition window opens. See Using the Permissions Definition Window and follow the appropriate steps.

delete any of the permission definition entries

Click the delete icon  in the appropriate row.

add another permission definition entry for this user

Click + Add permissions. The Permissions Definition window opens. To define the permissions definition entry, see Using the Permissions Definition Window follow the appropriate steps.

 

  1. Click OK on the Change Permissions window.

  2. Click Close on the User Permissions window.

 

Delete a User

To delete a user:

  1. Click Admin on the main menu.

  2. Click the Security option then click Users from the second drop-down list. The Users window opens.

  3. Click the delete icon  to the right of the user's name on the Users window.

  4. Click Close on the User Permissions window.

NOTE: The Default permissions still apply to this user. See Default Permissions for more information.