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Personnel are the users required for your facility and processes, including security set up.
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People are the users that are configured to have access to your facility's processes.
Configure Security Credentials for a User

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  - Workflow Users and Groups
    Personnel are the users required for your facility and processes, including security set up.
    - Workflow Users and Personnel Classes
      People are the users that are configured to have access to your facility's processes.
      - Add Users and Personnel Classes
        Users are the people who have access to various areas of your facility. Personnel classes are used to configure common user properties.
      - Configure Users and Personnel Classes
        Properties are used to define the unique attributes of your users and personnel classes.
      - Use Custom Property Types in the Personnel Model
      - Associate a Personnel Class with a User
        If you have a defined a personnel class with a set of propeties that are common to a specific group of users, you can associate that class with the users to make property configuration for those users easier.
      - Configure Security Credentials for a User
      - Reactivate Locked Out User Accounts
        If a Workflow user is locked out due to entering incorrect login credentials, you can reactivate the account so that the user does not have to wait for the lockout duration to pass.
      - Add a User to One or More Groups
        Use the Security Editor to add users to groups and to remove users from groups.
      - Edit or View a Group for a User
      - Remove a User Account
        You can remove user accounts from Workflow; however, before you delete a user account ensure that it is not associated with any process in your system. If you delete a user account that is in use, you may encounter problems or unpredictable behavior from the application.
      - Workflow User Account Details
        The Details tab on the S95 Model Editor for Workflow users offers general information about the selected user and allows you to create and configure the login credentials for your Workflow users.
      - User and Personnel Class Properties
        The Properties tab on the S95 Model Editor for Workflow users and personnel classes allows you to add, modify, and delete properties that are specific to a personnel class or person (user), or to view the properties for any personnel classes that are associated with the selected user.
      - User and Personnel Class Associations
        The Classes tab on the S95 Model Editor for Workflow users allows you to associate one or more personnel classes with the selected user.
      - User Security Configuration
        When configuring user accounts, the Security Editor is used to add users to groups, as well as to view and edit the key sets assigned to any groups the user is a member of.
      - Personnel Class Details
        The Details tab on the S95 Model Editor for personnel classes offers general information about the selected personnel class.
      - Personnel Class Properties
        The Properties tab on the S95 Model Editor for personnel classes allows you to add, modify, and delete properties that are specific to the selected personnel class.
    - Workflow Groups
      Workflow provides the ability to categorize your users into groups. Groups allow you to assign common permissions required by two or more users who perform similar tasks, and provide you with a simpler approach to implementing security.
- Domain-Based Security
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Data Administration
Forms and User Displays
Building and Configuring Workflows
eSOP
ActiveX Task Controls
Service Interfaces
Operator Task List in the Workflow Client
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Configure Security Credentials for a User

About this task

Note: You can edit a user's security credentials at a later time from either the S95 Model Editor or from the Security Editor.

Procedure

In the navigator, click Personnel > People.
In the People list, select the user you want to configure security credentials for.
In the Displays panel, click S95 Model Editor.
Click the Details tab.
Optional: In the Full Name field, enter the user's name.
This name is for informational purposes in electronic signatures only. It is not a unique identifier and is not used for security credentials.
Click Create Account.
The Credentials area expands, displaying further input fields
In the Login Name field, enter a unique user name for the user you are configuring.
In the Password field, enter the password for the user you are configuring.
In the Confirm Password field, re-enter the password.
Optional: In the Email field, enter the e-mail address of the user you are configuring.
Click Save.
This user is now active.