From the main application actions bar choose -> to open the User Management View. After the view is loaded a list of Users appears on the left-hand side. In the right panel all details of a selected User are shown. In a completely new installation no Users are defined, hence the list and the detail form are both empty. The User Management is used to add new Users and to modify or delete existing ones. Furthermore you can set User details (UserDetails), change a User's password, or add an image to an User.
Table 8.1. Actions bar of the User Management View
| Icon | Description |
|---|---|
 | Add a new User. |
 | Delete an existing User, or an User entry that was created but not saved before. |
 | After changing an User's data you can save your changes by pressing the save button. |
 | Reload and refresh all Users from the persistent storage. |
 | Change the password of an existing User. The operation cannot be done on an unsaved User. |
 | Change the image of an existing User. |
By default some detail information can be attached to each User profile. Required fields are marked with a red asterisk and must be set to successfully save the changes in the persistent storage. The Username is a system-wide unique identifier that can be changed at any time but must be set initially.
Table 8.2. Description of User Details input fields
| Input field | Description |
|---|---|
| Username | Unique identifier of the User. |
| Fullname | Fullname of the User. |
| Description | Description text of the User. |
| Phone | The Users phone number. |
| IM | The Users IM adress. |
| Department | The department the User is working for. |
| Office | The office the User is working in. |
| Sex | Male or female. |
| Comment | Some comment stored with the User. |
| Enabled | The User is only able to login when he or she is enabled. This way it is possible for a System Operator to forbid an User to login. |
| Locked | An User is being locked by the application automatically after he or she tries to login with an invalid password several times. The number of invalid retries is set in the system properties. |
| Expiration Date | A System Operator can define an expiration date for an User to allow login for a defined period of time. When this field is left empty the account never expires. |
| Roles | Usually an User is assigned to Roles. Assigned Roles are listed in this list but cannot be changed here. Changing an User's Roles is done with the Role Management Screen. |
After clicking the Change Button () a
popup window appears and your are prompted to enter a valid path to an
image file, that is uploaded to the server afterwards. When the upload
succeeds the new image file is directly assigned to the selected
User, there is no need to save the
User anymore. The width of the
image is resized to max. 100 pixel and a height to max. 150
pixel.
To change the Users
password, select an User and
choose Change Password () from the
actions bar. In the dialogue Figure 8.3, “Changing the Users password”
reset the password and click on .
A System User account
exists by default. This particular User profile is especially dedicated to
Project Engineers and shall only be used for installation and
maintenance purpose. The System
User has full access to the application without any security
restrictions. By default Username and password of
the System User are both set
to OPENWMS. How to change these credentials is
described in the Developer Manual.
Once you have logged in the application, your username is displayed in the upper right corner of the application header. Click on your username to open a dialogue with your personal user settings (Figure 8.4, “Change User Preferences”). All Users, beside the SystemUser, can manage their own settings, like setting a default language or change the UserDetails. Changing the current password to login is possible as well.
