User Data Form

The user data form is used to create and manage all users of the application. The sub-list informs about the membership of users to groups. Group user attributes can be modified.


In the User Data form you can:


Sublists

Group Assignment
Credential Mapping
Photo
Security


Fields and Functions in the Header Form

User Name name of the user
Ident Code identification code of the user
Profile name of the profile
Inactive inactive flag
Manager manager flag
Webservice webservice flag
Password Encryption password encryption algorithm
Logins number of unsuccessful login attempts

User Name

Name of the user

attribute master attribute for user (T_USER)
type, entry string, entry required
max. no. of characters 20
selection tool no
multilingual field no

The user name can also be changed after it has been created, without having to adjust the privilege setting. For privilege management only the identification code is used (field Ident code).

Ident Code

Identification code of the user

attribute master attribute for user (T_USER)
type, entry Integer, automatic entry
max. no. of characters 5
selection tool no
multilingual field no

The identification code uniquely describes the user object.

The identification code is automatically assigned by DataView, but can be changed during creation (five digits possible). After storing this is not possible any more.

Profile

Name of the user profile

attribute master attribute for user (T_USER)
type, entry string, entry optional
max. no. of characters 20
selection tool menu with existing profiles
multilingual field no

Only names of existing profiles can be entered or selected in the menu.

The profile is used to protect the selections/buttons when they are accessed by the user. The protection function of the profile is only effective if the following definitions are specified in addition to the user profile assignment:

If no user profile has been defined, the user will inherit the profile of his defined default group after DataView has been started.

More information: -> Accessing selections or buttons via profiles

Inactive

Inactive flag

attribute master attribute for user (T_USER)
type, entry logical, check button

With the Inactive flag a user can be set inactive, so user is no longer able to login.

Entry:

Manager

Manager flag

attribute master attribute for user (T_USER)
type, entry logical, check button

With the manager flag a user can be assigned manager privileges. He will then be able to edit all data of the application, irrespective of the owner Id he has.

Entry:

not set (default):
user has no manager privilege

set
user has manager privilege

More information: -> Managers and end users

Webservice

Webservice flag

attribute master attribute for user (T_USER)
type, entry logical, check button

A user with a selected Webservice flag can call webservices.

Entry:

 

Password Encryption

Password encryption algorithm

attribute master attribute for user (T_USER)
type, entry string, entry optional
max. no. of characters 20
selection tool no
multilingual field no

For the basic Agile e6 password, the entry is automatically generated by DataView if a password is set for the user. (-> toolbar, change password / in mask User > context menu Set Password). Please be aware that the field Password Encryption is read-only.

More information: -> Password protection

Password Encryption Type

Encryption Type Description Comments
DES

Data Encryption Standard

Symmetric-key algorithm for the encryption

Not used in Agile e6 anymore.

If password for user is changed, a new password will be encrypted with SHA-512.

SHA-0

Secure Hash Algorithm

Not used in Agile e6 anymore.

If password for user is changed, a new password will be encrypted with SHA-512.

SHA-1

Secure Hash Algorithm

Not used in Agile e6 anymore.

If password for user is changed, a new password will be encrypted with SHA-512.

SHA-256 Secure Hash Algorithm

Not used in Agile e6 anymore.

If password for user is changed, a new password will be encrypted with SHA-512.

SHA-512 Secure Hash Algorithm Used in Agile e6 to encrypt the basic password.
REMOTE Password is stored in remote system (LDAP server / Kerberos) If a remote credential is assigned to a user, the field Password Encryption displays REMOTE to indicate that the password is stored in a remote system.

 

Logins

Number of unsuccessful login attempts

attribute master attribute for user (T_USER)
type, entry Integer, display only
max. no. of characters 5
selection tool no
multilingual field no

In this field you can check how often a the DataView login of a user has failed because of a wrong password. After a successful login DataView sets the value to zero.