The Users widget of the Administration view allows users to grant access to other team members or groups, and manage their roles. Users with administrative privileges are divided in:
- Dashboard administrators - capability to manage access over Dashboard functions as well as individual product functions.
- Product administrators - capability to grant access to individual products for which they have administrative rights.
Users must be existing Active Directory users. Newly-added users should use their Windows user account with their respective passwords to log in to the SQL Inventory Manager. |
To add new users, edit their details (name, subscription, or email address), or remove them, select Manage Users in the Administration view, and the Manage Users window displays:
Adding a user in the Idera Dashboard
In the Idera Dashboard, access is granted to Windows users or groups. To add users follow these steps:
- Click the Add User / Group option and the Add User/Group dialog displays.
- Type the name of the user you want to grant access to. You should enter a Windows user name in the following format: <domain\user>.
- Select User or Group in the Account Details field.
- Check the Do not timeout the browser session for this account check box to stay logged in.
- Check the Send welcome email check box to provide new user with information about the product and URL for the Idera Dashboard console.
- Type the email address where you want the user to receive alert emails.
- In the Product field you can select to add user to the Idera Dashboard or SQL Inventory Manager.
- If you select the first option (Idera Dashboard), in the Role field you can assign to the user the Dashboard Administrator or Dashboard Guest roles.
- If you select the second option (SQL Inventory Manager), in the Role field you can assign to the user the Product Administrator, Product User, or Product Guest roles.
- Click SAVE.
Editing a user in the Idera Dashboard
This option allows you to edit the account name, change the email address where user receive alerts, disable his/her account, and add new permissions. To edit a user or group follow these steps:
- In the list of users, click the Edit icon for the user account you want to edit, and the Edit User/Group dialog displays:
- Change the necessary setting.
- Click SAVE.
Removing a user from the Idera Dashboard
This option allows you to remove a user from access to the Idera Dashboard. To delete a user or group follow these steps:
- In the list of users, click the Remove icon (as seen above) for the user account that you want to delete.
- A warning that requires a confirmation whether you want to delete the selected user or group displays.
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