Managing Users 

Managing users in TDS is simple and easy.  LinkTDS allows you to easily configure a user's username & password, as well as a limited amount of personal information.  You can also give privilaged users administrative privilages to perform resource and user management.

User Toolbox

The user toolbox gives you an easy way to sort,edit, add, & remove users.  You can get to the toolbox if you have administrative account privilages by visiting Design->Users... in the main menu, or by pressing Ctrl+U.


 

Adding Users

To add new user to the LinkTDS system, simply press the add user button.   
This will choose a random numbered username, and pop up the user editor.



As you can see from the image above, user 1060 was created.  You will need to change the username to something identifiable for the user you are creating.  The fields you need to specify are:

• Username - Tag the user will use to login.
• First Name - User's First Name
• Last Name - User's Last Name
• User Type - User's access level. You can select either "Standard" or "Administrator."
• Password - User's password.
  

As you can see, we creating standard user 'doej' with a 5 character password.  Press OK when finished, and the user will be registered with the LinkTDS system.

Removing Users

To remove a user, simply highlight the user in the user toolbox and press the delete user button.
You will be asked to confirm the delete operation:

Editing Users

To edit a user, select the user you wish to edit in the User Toolbox, and press the edit user button.



The edit user dialog will be shown, and any changes made will be registered with LinkTDS.  Simply press "Cancel" if you would like to return without making changes.  Note:  If you are logged on as an administrator, you cannot change your user type. This is to protect you from locking yourself out of the system, and ensures that a system administrator always exists.