The Users tab is for adding users to the pipeline allowing them to access the data within there restrictions. There are 3 sections:
Filters *
There is a hidden filters section that you can reveal by clicking on the little arrow symbol.
Filter Options
Refresh – Refreshes the list of users shown.
Search By – Is a dropdown list of available filters for the Search Bar just below it.
Search Bar – Type what your looking for from the list of users and all other users that don’t match will be filtered out.
Active Users Only – This will filter out all inactive users.
Keep Select After Change – Having this option enabled will just keep your selections selected after changes are made.
Buttons Bar *
There are 2 buttons in this section:
- New User – Opens the “* Create New Users” user interface.
- Remove Users – Clicking this button will remove the selected users.
User List *
This section of the UI displays all the users based on your filters.
The data is laid out in a table format, listed top to bottom.
The columns that can be modified are:
Username
Password
Full Name
Department
Start Date
Permissions
Active
To modify a column, double click the item in that column. This is the same as modifying tasks.
Create New Users UI
Create users through this user interface.
The options are as follow:
- Username – Put in a name that will represent the user. (For windows users, the username will need to be the same as there windows account username)
- Password – It is not required for a user to have a password in order to use the pipeline tools, but some tools will require certain permissions. A level 4 permission is required to access the Settings
- Full Name – The full name of the user.
- Department – Add the user to a department. (The list of departments can be created in the Departments tab)
- Start Date – (Optional) A date that marks the first day of the user being acknowledged and accepted as a user.
- Permission – Give permissions to users so that only those you approve would have access to certain functions. There are 4 permissions total or a 0 value meaning no permission.
- 0 = no permission
- 1 = low permission (artist)
- 2 = medium permission (supervisor)
- 3 = high permission (production)
- 4 = admin permission
- Active – A value of 1 means the user is active, and a value of 0 means the user is not active.