Author: jhoech
Date: 2010-04-16 05:07:37-0700
New Revision: 10981
Added:
branches/release/0.22/www/book/manage-user-roles-en.xml
Modified:
branches/release/0.22/www/book/scarab-user-en.xml
branches/release/0.22/www/book/superadmin-en.xml
Log:
CHG/ADD - Revised user's guide for chapter about managing users, roles and permissions.
Added: branches/release/0.22/www/book/manage-user-roles-en.xml
Url: http://scarab.tigris.org/source/browse/scarab/branches/release/0.22/www/book/manage-user-roles-en.xml?view=markup&pathrev=10981
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@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<chapter>
+<title>Manage users and permissions in Scarab</title>
+ <sect1>
+ <title>Administrator</title>
+ <simpara>Each Scarab installation has a global administrator. His/her login is "Administrator" by default. But this may have been changed when building Scarab. The initial password is "1". This <emphasis>should</emphasis> have been changed after building Scarab.</simpara>
+ <simpara>This native Administrator account has all necessary permissions to manage yout installation of Scarab. Note that most permission for a role are stored for every module separately. If you add a new module, you have to edit user's permissions for this new module. Because of this there is no real administrator account which have all rights all over Scarab.</simpara>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1>
+ <title>Creating Users</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>Goto the section for user's in navigation for administrators.</listitem>
+ <listitem>Select screen for creating a new user in navigation.</listitem>
+ <listitem>Enter all user data for the new user. No field should be left blank.</listitem>
+ <listitem>Save your sattings and the new user will be created.</listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1>
+ <title>Edit Users</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>Goto the section for user's in navigation for administrators.</listitem>
+ <listitem>Select screen for managing users in navigation.</listitem>
+ <listitem>Select a user you want to edit and press button for "edit user", or if you want to "delete user"</listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1>
+ <title>Creating Roles</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>Goto the section for roles in navigation for administrators.</listitem>
+ <listitem>Here you are able to edit, create or delete roles. For creating a new role you have to use the button for add/create a new role.</listitem>
+ <listitem>If you want to create a new role you only have to enter a name first. Afterwards click "Save" to continue.</listitem>
+ <listitem>You will be guided to a new screen where you have to choose one ore more permission for your newly created role. Every user with this role will have these permission.</listitem>
+ <listitem>Save your settings. The screen for overview of roles should show your new role for selection.</listitem>
+ <listitem>Editing a role is very similar. The name of a role is not editable.</listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1>
+ <title>Managing User Roles</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>Goto the section for user's in navigation for administrators and select a specfic user by user's search.</listitem>
+ <listitem>After you have selected a user you can edit the roles for the user by using the related button.</listitem>
+ <listitem>Select a role for all modules the user should have any permissions and save your settings.</listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect1>
+</chapter>
Modified: branches/release/0.22/www/book/scarab-user-en.xml
Url: http://scarab.tigris.org/source/browse/scarab/branches/release/0.22/www/book/scarab-user-en.xml?view=diff&pathrev=10981&r1=10980&r2=10981
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--- branches/release/0.22/www/book/scarab-user-en.xml (original)
+++ branches/release/0.22/www/book/scarab-user-en.xml 2010-04-16 05:07:37-0700
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
<!ENTITY superadmin SYSTEM "superadmin-en.xml">
<!ENTITY xml SYSTEM "xml-import-export-en.xml">
<!ENTITY integration SYSTEM "integration-en.xml">
+ <!ENTITY userroles SYSTEM "manage-user-roles-en.xml">
]>
<!-- $Id -->
<book>
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
<part>
<title>Scarab for module administrators</title>
&modules;
+ &userroles;
&bestpractices;
&workflow;
&superadmin;
Modified: branches/release/0.22/www/book/superadmin-en.xml
Url: http://scarab.tigris.org/source/browse/scarab/branches/release/0.22/www/book/superadmin-en.xml?view=diff&pathrev=10981&r1=10980&r2=10981
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--- branches/release/0.22/www/book/superadmin-en.xml (original)
+++ branches/release/0.22/www/book/superadmin-en.xml 2010-04-16 05:07:37-0700
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
<!-- $Id -->
<chapter>
- <title>Scarab for the super-administrator</title>
- <simpara>Each Scarab installation has a global administrator. His/her login is "Administrator" by default -- but this may have been changed when building Scarab. The initial password is "1" (without the quotes) -- this <emphasis>should</emphasis> have been changed after building Scarab.</simpara>
- <simpara>The super-administrator has access to some additional functionalities.</simpara>
- <screenshot><graphic fileref="images/superadmin.png"/></screenshot>
- <section>
- <title>Display an informational message</title>
+ <title>Display an informational message</title>
<simpara>This allows the administrator to display an informational message to all users, connected or about to connect. For instance, to plan a maintenance operation.</simpara>
<simpara>Access this function using the "Set default informational message" link.</simpara>
<screenshot><graphic fileref="images/messaging0.png"/></screenshot>
<simpara>The entered message now appears on top of every page (including the home page), to all users.</simpara>
<screenshot><graphic fileref="images/messaging1.png"/></screenshot>
<note><para>The informational message is not persistent: it is reset if you restart the web application.</para></note>
- </section>
</chapter>
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