Identifying Users
Use the following fields to identify this user:
User Type
Enter the type associated with this user.
• Employee identifies internal users who are employees.
• Customer identifies external customers who are authorized to access the system remotely. To assign a customer type to a user, you must enter a valid customer ID as the user ID in User Maintenance.
• QAD identifies QAD employees who do customer support or service work.
• API identifies users who access the system through an application programming interface connection.
Employee is the default for all newly created users except customers. When you enter a customer ID as the user ID, the type defaults to customer.
You may need to define additional types if users do not fit into the four categories; for example, you may need a contractor or part-time type. You must predefine the new user type in Language Detail Maintenance (36.4.3) before you can assign it to users here.
Time Zone
Enter a time zone to associate with this user. Time zones must be predefined in Multiple Time Zones Maintenance (36.16.22.1). Time zone defaults from the server time zone specified in Database Control (36.24). See
Setting a Default Time Zone.
Remark
Use this field to enter a brief text comment regarding the user. For example, you could note that this user is currently on leave of absence and the ID has been deactivated.