Setting Up Users
The process of setting up users identifies the users to the system and defines user-related information that the system requires. This process consists of:
• Defining users including:
• Basic user information
• Security settings
• Application use
• Specifying the domains and entities each user can access
Types of Users
One of the fields that you specify when you create a user indicates the user type. Most users represent your company employees that perform day-to-day functions such as receiving purchased inventory, replenishing work centers, and filling sales orders.
However, the system also requires a number of users for performing background tasks that require system login. These users do not represent real individuals, and are typically given a user type of API (application program interface). Generally, this type of users should be associated with a role that grants full access to all domains, entities, and resource so that the required background tasks can be performed.
You specify these types of users in a number of different places:
• All of the daemon processes require a valid user ID and password for logging into the system. Typically you should create one user with access to all domains, entities, and resources and specify the same user for all the daemons. This makes administration simpler.
• System Maintain (36.24.3.2) requires a user ID and password for system startup activities that are initiated from the operating system or from a shortcut. This ID is used to establish that a valid user session can be created.
• A user role is defined during installation for .NET UI administrative functions, that again needs access to all system resources.
• If you are using other components of QAD Enterprise Applications such as QAD Customer Self Service or QAD QXtend Inbound or Outbound, you need to configure a special user for interaction between the components.