Changing a User's Personal Settings
  • 28 Feb 2024
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Abstract

You use the Contact Info and Password Settings screen to modify a user’s contact information and to reset a user’s password, if necessary.

Important: To change a user’s personal settings, you must access the Personal Settings tab from the Manage Users: User Details screen. If you simply select the Personal Settings tab, you display personal settings for your own login.

Screen Item

Description

First Name

Indicates the user’s first name.

Last Name

Indicates the user’s last name.

Employment ID

Indicates the user’s employment ID.

Department

Indicates the department in which the user works.

Add E-mail

Additional e-mail addresses can be provided while adding a new user or modifying an existing user on the Manage Users screen.

E-mail Address

Indicates the user’s email address. When the Add Email button is selected, a dialog box opens with a field to enter an email address. Indicate by selecting the appropriate check box whether this is primary and used for correspondence. Note: This email address is used for any system correspondence that must be sent to the user.

Phone Number

Indicates the user’s phone number. If this number is the preferred number for contact, select the Primary radio button.

Mobile Phone Number

Indicates the user’s mobile phone number, if applicable. If this number is the preferred number for contact, select the Primary radio button.

Country

Indicates the country in which the user is located.

Address 1

Indicates the street address of the location in which the user works.

Address 2

Indicates the second address line, if applicable, for the location in which the user works.

City

Indicates the city for the location in which the user works.

State/Province

Indicates the state or province for the location in which the user works.

Zip/Postal Code

Indicates the zip code or postal code for the location in which the user works.

Time Zone

Specifies the time zone for the user’s location.

Synchronize with the System Clock

Synchronizes the user’s time zone with the system’s time zone.

  1. Display the Manage Users: User Details screen.

  2. Use the Show statement to find the appropriate user.

  3. In the list pane, select the name of the user whose settings you want to access.

  4. Select the Personal Settings link to display the Personal Settings tab.

  5. In the Personal Settings list pane, select Contact Info and Password Settings, if necessary, to display the Contact Info and Password Settings screen.

  6. Specify or modify information as needed.

  7. Select the Save Settings icon Save Settings icon in the activity configuration window to save the information.

  8. If you need to reset the user’s password, select the Reset Password Reset Password icon icon, specify the password information in the pop-up window that appears, and then select the Save button in the pop-up window.