The users management, like all others administration functions, is visible to system administrators only. With the Users management it is possible to create a new user within a service and store all data needed for system access like name, e-mail address, username and password.
It is possible to create, retrieve, update and delete a service. Moreover, using the in-context tasks it is possible to display the lists of all users related to the selected service.
| 1. | To create a new record, click on the New button and fill the detail page shown. |
| 2. | To update an existing record, select the desired record from the list and click on the Edit button. An editable detail page is shown. |
| 3. | To delete a record, select the desired record from the list and click on the Delete button. |
Note: If a user is associated to the selected service the deletion is not possible. You have to remove all relationships first.
The following functions are provided to help you select and search the records:
Find: Performs a search, looking for the text in the box within the record fields. The search is started after pressing the go button.
Service: Is a drop down list containing the list of all services and the related area (between brackets) and the option All. You can use it to filter the list showing all records (All) or all records belonging to a specific service.
Show: Is a drop down list containing the list of all user types and the option All. You can use it to filter the list showing all users (All) or a specific type of users.
Alphabetic buttons
All: All records are shown
[0-9]: Only the records with the value of the first column starting with a number are shown.
[a,b...]: Only the records with the value of the first column starting with the selected letter are shown.
Paging: Using the << (previous page) and >> (next page) it is possible to scroll through the pages if they exceed the maximum number of records displayed in single page.
User details
The detail page for the selected object contains the record fields, the in-context tasks and the scroll buttons.
The record list available is shaped by the selections and filters applied to the summary. The active filters are shown below the title, at the right of the 
icon.
The Service field is required and it defines the service the user belongs to.
Other required fields are Name, Surname, Email.
Login
This section contains the username and password used for login. The username must be unique. It is possible to define an account expiration date and the following properties:
| 1. | Must change password at next logon: improves the account security with a forced password change at next login; |
| 2. | Cannot change password: User cannot change his password; |
| 3. | Account disabled: the user account is cannot be used to log on the system; |
| 4. | Account never expires: bypasses the account expiration date. |
Type
Every user can be of one or more types:
| 1. | System administrator: User has access to the administrative functions (Areas, Services, Users and Roles) |
| 2. | System operator: User can log on the system and use all functions granted by its role. The administrative functions are unavailable if the previous box is not checked. |
| 3. | Web user: User can log on an external areas like web services with restricted access. |
User view
The user view defines the users available for record sharing and reassignment (user's scope):
| 1. | None: User cannot see the others.This means that he may not assign or share any resources; |
| 2. | Service: User can only see the users belonging to his service; |
| 3. | Area: User can only see the users belonging to his area; |
| 4. | All: All users are visible. |
Roles
The roles define the authorization levels and the allowed functionalities .
Selecting a role you grant the set of privileges defined in the role itself. If more than one role is selected, the related privileges will overlap.
At the lower bottom of the page, the following buttons are available:
| 1. | Cancel: goes back to the summary leaving the record unchanged. |
| 2. | New: clears all fields and prepares for a new record creation. |
| 3. | Save: This button is enabled only if there is unsaved data. Clicking on it the data is saved and a label showing the last change date and time is shown. |
| 4. | Delete: upon confirmation, this button deletes the current record. The record will not be deleted if associated to other objects. |
| 5. | Scroll to first (<<) and to last record (>>) |
| 6. | Scroll to previous record (<) or next record (>) |
| 7. | At the right of the buttons is shown the number of the current record along with the total number of records (record no./record total). |