User types
Users can be defined as being of a certain user type. A user type defines the attributes that need to be captured for that particular type of user. For example, a user type of Robot may not require a given name or family name, whereas a user type of Supplier probably would need those attributes.
The primary purpose of the user type, therefore, is to allocate the relevant schema attributes to the type in order to drive the contents of the user creation/modification forms.
User types, however, also define the following:
- Is the type of user contract based, and if so, what is the default contract length
- Can a bulk load of users of this type be performed
- Should a central administrator be assigned for managing all users of this type
- Who should approve the creation/extension of users of this type
Creating user types
There are some sample user types already defined within the platform such as guest or supplier. To create a new user type to suit your requirements, click on the “Add type” button:
This will bring you to the add user type page where you can complete the details for that user type:
User type attributes
|
Attributes |
Description |
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User type name |
Unique name for user type. |
|
User type description |
Description explaining
the purpose of the user type. |
|
Status |
Whether the user type
should be available when creating new users. |
|
Managed by UMT |
Whether users of this
type are primarily managed via UMT. If users will be synced with an external database,
this should be set to false. |
|
User type observers |
Users with the selected role
are the observers of this user type, allowing them view users of this user type but not create them or make alternations to them. |
|
User type approvers |
Users with the
selected role are the approvers of this user type, meaning creation or
alteration of users of this user type require their approval to be enacted. |
|
Contract based |
Whether users of this type
can be assigned contracts. |
|
Bulk load |
Whether multiple
users of this type can be created at once. |
|
Maximum contract
length |
If a user type is
contract based, this is the maximum possible length of contract that
can be assigned to users of this type. |
|
Attributes |
In addition to
the default mandatory attributes, selected attributes will appear on the user
creation form for users of this type. |