Manage a user

You must belong to the PI Manual Logger Administrative user group to be able to manage users.

Manage users in the User Database Management window and assign them to groups as needed. Users in specific groups can then be associated with PI Manual Logger administrative tasks and/or data entry tasks when they are associated with tours.

1. Select PIML > Manage User Database.

2. In the Users pane, choose from the following actions.

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   Add a new user	Click . In the New User window, enter an alphanumeric name for the user in the User Name field. In the Description field, enter an alphanumeric description to identify the user. In the Password field, enter a password of up to 128 characters. You can enter a combination of both alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters (such as # and @). Control characters are not supported. Note: This password is used to log on to PI Manual Logger PC client and PI Manual Logger Mobile. To set up a Windows user account for use with PI Manual Logger Web, refer to Create Windows user accounts. In the Confirm Password field, re-enter the password. Click OK.
   Change or reset the password of an existing user Note: If you are a member of the administrative group, you do not need to know a user's password to reset it.	Select the user from the list and click . In the Change Password window, enter a new password of up to 128 alphanumeric characters in the Password field. In the Confirm Password field, re-enter the password. Click OK.
   View or change the properties of a user	Select the user from the list and click . In the General tab of the User Properties window, you can change the User Name and Description field values, as needed. To change a group membership for the user, click the Group Membership tab. Use the Add and Remove functions as needed to modify the user's group membership. Click OK.
   Delete a user	Select the user from the list and click . At the confirmation prompt, click Yes.