Users

The user administration tool lets you set up and manage user accounts, and can grant user permissions. User permissions apply to clientsThe working environment of Episerver Campaign. A client is a stand-alone and closed system that serves to organize your mailings. Campaign users can use one or more clients for your scenario. and/or sub-clients. You can grant to the same user different permissions for different sub-clients (if sub-clients are being used).

To manage users, open the start menuMain screen in Episerver Campaign, where the available options are grouped together. and select Administration > Users. The Manage users window appears.

Managing users by client

1. Click Create user. The Manage permissions window appears.

   

2. Enter the user's email address (which serves as the user name), language, gender, first name, last name, and telephone number.

   

3. To send an activation email to the user (or to reset a user's password and PIN), select Send activation email.

   Note:  If you want to edit an existing user, click the user and proceed with the next step.

   Tip:  You can edit multiple users by selecting the check boxes next to the users. However, you can only assign roles when editing multiple users. You cannot grant or revoke individual permissions.

   

4. Click Manage permissions.

   

5. In the Assign roles area, you can assign one or more roles to the user.

   

   1. In the Available roles list, on the left side of the screen, click the roles you want to assign to the user and then click >.

      The following roles are available:

      Role	Properties
      Administrator	Has all available permissions (except for additional functions) and can create additional users.
      Editor	Standard user including permission to manage recipient lists and recipient history.
      Author	Editor without sending rights.
      Assistant Author	Editor without sending, export and import rights.
      Report Analyst	Can create and output reports with Deep Analytics. Has no other permissions.
      Interface Programmer	Has access to all relevant areas for working with Episerver's APIs.

      Note:  You can only see and assign roles if you have all permissions for this role. You can create your own roles under Administration > Roles.

      You cannot assign or revoke roles that contain permissions that you do not have yourself.

   2. In the Assigned roles list, select the role that you just assigned and, in the Valid from and Valid to boxes, specify the period during which the role is effective. If the role is to be assigned for an indefinite period, check the Non-expiring box.
6. In the Assign permissions area, click the permissions you want to grant to the user.
   • You can grant (), revoke (), or inherit (, ) permissions that you possess.
   • You cannot grant or revoke permissions that you do not possess. Such restricted permissions are marked with the () icon.

   

   Tip:  Use inheritance to expedite the process by granting or revoking permissions at a higher level; by default, subordinate permissions inherit this status.

7. Click Confirm. A summary appears.

   

   

8. Click Finish. A summary appears, and the user is sent an email containing an activation link. After the user clicks the link, he must use the personal activation key to activate the user account .

   

   Note:  If a personal activation key is not available, contact customer support.

Managing clients for users

To display the clients for which a specific user is authorized, click the appropriate user in the Users list.

To edit an existing client, select one or more client check boxes that you want to assign to the user.

1. Click Manage permissions.
2. In the Assign roles area, you can assign one or more roles to the user.
   1. In the Available roles list, on the left side of the screen, click the role you want to assign to the user and then click >.

      Note:  You cannot assign or revoke roles that contain permissions you do not possess yourself.

   2. In the Assigned roles list, select the role that you just assigned and, in the Valid from and Valid to boxes, specify the period during which the role is effective. If the role is to be assigned for an indefinite period, check the Non-expiring box.
3. In the Assign permissions area, click the permissions you want to grant to the user.
   • You can grant (), revoke (), or inherit (, ) permissions that you possess.
   • You cannot grant or revoke permissions that you do not possess. Such restricted permissions are marked with the () icon.

   Tip:  Use inheritance to expedite the process by granting or revoking permissions at a higher level; by default, subordinate permissions inherit this status.

4. Click Confirm. A summary appears.
5. Click Finish. A summary appears.

Revoking user permissions for a client

1. In the Client drop-down list, select the client you want to revoke the user permissions for.

   

2. In the Filter user drop-down list, select All users with at least one permission in the selected client.

   

3. In the User list, select a user and click Revoke permissions.