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Users Table: Managing Users

Distributor steps for managing users in the Encompass Users table: see a user's Role and permissions, check what permissions a table or field needs, and inactivate a user to remove access. v22.01+.

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Written by Bailey Naas-Thornton

Minimum Version Required: 22.01

Steps

How to manage Users, Roles, and Permissions

  1. Using Universal Search navigate to the Users table filter to the User you are interested in
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  2. To see what Permissions that User has click on the Role assigned to that User
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  3. Once you are viewing that Role click Subtables and select Roles Permissions. Any user assigned to this role has all of the permissions associated with that role.
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  4. If a User is assigned individual permission outside of their role, click Subtables while viewing their User record.
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  5. Select the Users Permissions subtable. The permissions listed also apply to the User.

How to see what Permissions are needed to view specific Table and Fields


Products Table Example:

  1. Using Universal Search navigate to the Products table
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  2. Click Subtables and select Products Table Definitions: you can now see the View Permission, Add Permission or Delete Permission for a user to View, Add or Delete Product Records
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  3. Click the arrow to expand the Table Fields Subtable: you can now see the View and Edit Permissions needed for a user to View or Edit the specific fields on a Product Record
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How to inactivate a user to remove access

  1. Using Universal Search navigate to the Users table
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  2. Search for and find the user to inactivate/remove access from
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  3. Change the 'Active' field on that user record to 'False'

Fields And Definitions

  • Full Name: User's full name or descriptive name.
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  • User name: This is what the user uses for logging in along with their password.
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  • Role: Each user has a role, which determines the permissions that a user has. A user can only have one role.
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  • User Type: User Types determines whether the user can see data for all customers, for all customers in a chain or for a single customer.
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  • Roles Permissions: Permissions that apply to all Users assigned to the Role
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  • Users Permissions: Permissions that apply specifically to a single user, in addition to their Roles Permissions.

Best Practices

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