Set up a Contributor User with Access to Specific Models

In Practice: Add a Contributor User

1. Select the Manage task and the User Management subtask.

2. Enter the Contributor user’s email address in the Username field.

3. Select Contributor in the Role field.

4. Enter the first and last name of the Contributor user in the Name field.

5. Enter a temporary password for the Contributor user in the Password field. Make sure you let the user know what the temporary password is. The Contributor user can change it at a later time.

6. Select a User Type: Business or External. For information on these types, see User Types. If you are a Business user, you can add only Business users. You cannot add an External user.

7. Click Save.

In Practice: Create a Group for Contributor Users

It is unlikely that you will want Contributor users to be a member of the same group as your Power users. To set up a group for Contributor users, complete the following steps.

1. Select the Manage task and the Group subtask.

2. Enter a group name in the Group field.

3. Click Save.

In Practice: Map the Added Contributor User to the New Group
Now that you added the Contributor user on the User page and created a group for the user on the Group page, you must map the added Contributor user to the group. Complete the following steps:

1. Select the Manage task and the User Group subtask.

2. Enter the Contributor user’s email address in the Username field.

3. Select or enter the group name defined on the Group page.

4. Click Save.

Next, assign user group access to models, reports and views.