User Creation

User Creation
The Users area under the system tab is where the System Administrator can handle all aspects of User Management which includes creating, editing and deleting users…

Creating User
Mandatory Fields are marked with a text label in bold other fields are optional.

Email is a mandatory field and is used for logging in to the system. There is no password field, because a welcome email is sent to each user created and they will be prompted to set their own password.

Default Security Groups  
Assigns default access levels to any projects created after the user has been created. OpenGround offers some default security groups for use and can be customised.

• View
• Edit
• Data Importer
• Project Manager

For additional discussion around security groups refer to xxx link

Other Fields

• Active: Allows system administrator to deactivate or activate a user’s access
• External: May be chosen if the user is from an external organisation. This is used for filtering and reporting purposes
• Expiry Date: Set an expiry date for a user to limit their access after a certain period of time.

Welcome Email

When a user is created, the invited user be prompted to send an Welcome email to the user to give them instructions to access the email.

Example