Overview: User Properties – General & Additional Fields
The User Properties window has several sections that provide access to the information on the selected user.
General Tab
The General tab contains the basic information on a user.
1 Login Active – Must be activated to enable the user to log in.
2 Login Name – The user’s login name; the name must be unique.
3 Unique User ID – If activated, user will always be identified by the UUID. For more information, see “User Identification” .
4 Authentication Method – The current authentication method.
5 Click her to open a drop-dow n list with available authentication methods. For more information on authentication methods, see “Creating Users” .
6 Password – The encrypted password. (Note that the placeholder stars are shown even if no password is set, e.g. when creating a new user.)
7 Click here to enter or change the password.
NOTE: Don’t forget to inform the user about a new or changed password!
8 Password Modification Date – Date of the last password modification. This date along with the maximum password age defines when users must to change their password. The value for the maximum password age is defined in the Cumulus Server Settings (see “Overview: Cumulus Server Settings” ).
9 E-Mail Address – A valid email address. If no email address is specified, the user cannot make use of any of the email functions of Cumulus Web Client or Portals.
10 Login Expiration Date – If no date is specified, the user’s login will never expire.
11 Click this button to select an expiration date for the user’s login.
12 Password Options – Select an option for changing the password. (Only available with the Cumulus built-in authentication method.)
NOTE: The Password never expires option overwrites the maximum password age set for Cumulus users’ passwords in the Cumulus Server Settings (see “Overview: Cumulus Server Settings” ).
13 Switch to Advanced View – Button to toggle the permissions management from Advanced View to Simple View and vice versa. The Advanced View provides three tabs for the permissions management, whereas in Simple View the user or role permissions are subsumed and offered on one tab. For details see “Simple View and Advanced View” .
Additional Fields Tab
What is displayed in this tab depends on the record fields of the Users catalog. These fields generally contain optional information and are displayed in alphabetical order (A-Z). Most of them are self-explanatory.
14 User Language – The language the user prefers for email messages sent by Cumulus. Select the desired language from the drop-down list.
NOTE: Selecting a user language only take effect if there are mail templates available in the selected language. Out-of-the-box, Cumulus currently provides English and German templates only. If you select a language that has no localized templates, English will be used as the fall back language.
15 User Type – Depending on this value, the user is either listed in the User section, or in the External User section of the User Manager.
16 Saves the information on the user and closes the window. The changes will take effect with the users next login.
