Objective

Once you have read this article you will be able This page helps you to understand and manage different types of user and user permissions.

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Assumptions

• You have already read

  the 

  Introduction to Rapla

  article

• You have installed Rapla on your computer

• You have a valid Rapla user account

Key terms and concepts

There are simply two types of user permissions, either an Administrator or :

• Administrator

• Non-administrator

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Workflow

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Note:

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Be advised For below detailed workflows, users require full admin privileges to process.

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title 1. How to create a new account
Expand the Users folder on the left hand

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side to reveal a list of the current users. Image Added Hovering the mouse at the Users section, right click and highlight New, and click on User.

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Image Added The following dialog will appear

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Image Added Type in Username (refer to user's log in name), Name (display name under the Users folder) and email address Choose to assign the user permission as an administrator or not.  Click on Save button.

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title  2. How to assign administrator status
After you

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created a new user account

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by following the above workflow

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You can assign the administrator status by select Yes or no from the Edit User window Image Added

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title 3. How to archive inactive user accounts (admin only)
Do not delete an inactive user accounts, as they most likely created some repeated events that are still recurring in the past Warning
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Warning Rapla will not allow you to delete a user account that has created one or more events. Instead we advise changing the password to "retire" user accounts that are no longer required. Hovering the mouse at this inactive user you want to archive, right click Change Password.

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Image Added Simply create a new password for this inactive user, enter in twice. Click Change.

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title 4. How to log in as another user (admin only)

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First to check the current User from the top right hand corner Image Removed Image Added . In this case, Silverband is the current logged in user. Hover your mouse to the user you want to log in and right click Switch to

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Image Added You will notice the screen has been refreshed with a welcoming message from the top right hand corner.

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Image Added If you want to log back in the original user account. Go to left hand top corner and Click on File, select Administrator and click Switch back

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You will

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log back to your original account.

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