Create new users and groups

You cannot select individual users or roles in the System Platform IDE for export. All users and roles in System Platform Galaxy will be exported into corresponding MES users and groups unless they already exist in the MES database.

Create new groups and users

1. Open a Galaxy and log on with your System Platform IDE user ID and password.

2. In the System Platform IDE, define new security roles and users and assign the users to one or more roles.

   If you are using OS Groups security, you can only create roles.

3. From the ribbon, select Galaxy, then Export.

4. Select Export Users and Roles to MES DB.

   A progress dialog displays the status, errors, and percent complete of the export.

   Status and error information is also logged to the Operations Control Management Console Logger.

5. Click Close when the export is completed.

6. Open MES Client.

7. In the Navigation pane, select the Master Data Config group, and then select User Groups and Users to view the exported users and groups.

   The exported users are listed under the groups of which they are members. If a System Platform user was not assigned to a role, the exported user in MES is listed in Unassigned Users.

8. To activate any new users, select their Active check box.

9. Assign new users to groups as needed.

10. For new groups, assign privileges and entity access as needed.

For more information about managing MES users and groups, see the MES Client User Guide or online help.

Allow New MES Native Mode Users to Change Their Password

If using System Platform Galaxy and MES Native security modes, new users are assigned a password that is the same as their username. You must assign the user to a group in MES Client that has MES Client login privileges. Each user can then log in to MES Client and change their password to a more secure password.

11. Add each of the exported users to a MES user group that has login privileges for MES Client:

    1. Select the user and go to the Properties pane.

    2. In the Groups section, select a MES user group that has MES Client login privileges.

12. On the ribbon, click Save in the Main group to save the user group assignments.

13. Notify each user that they need to log on to MES Client using a password that is the same as their login name, and to change password immediately to a more secure one. Include the following instructions for changing their password:

    1. In the Navigation pane, click the Master Data Config group, and then click User Groups and Users.

    2. Find and select your user name.

    3. Go to the Properties pane.

    4. In the NewPassword box, type a new password.

    5. In the RepeatPassword box, type the new password to confirm. Re-entering the password ensures it was entered correctly. If the new password and repeat password values are not the same, you will be prompted to re-enter them.

    6. On the ribbon, click Save in the Main group to save the password changes.