Editing properties of users and groups

To edit the properties of users and groups:

  1. To edit the properties of an external group, select the group and select the Properties command on the shortcut menu or on the toolbar.
  2. In the dialog Extended Properties, specify this information:
    Description
    Change the description of the external group as required.
    Disable user account
    This check box is automatically selected when a user exceeds the number of allowed failed log-on attempts. Clear the check box to reactivate a user account. The number of failed log-on attempts is thereby reset to 0:
    Managing Global Security Policy
    The account is restricted by a start date
    Select this check box, if the user account must be enabled at a specific date, which you can select from the Start date drop-down list.
    The account is restricted by an end date
    Select this check box, if the user account must be disabled at a specific date, which you can select from the End date drop-down list.
  3. To save the properties of the external group, click OK.
  4. To edit the description, the password, or the account settings of a Basic user, select the user and select the Properties command on the shortcut menu or on the toolbar. The User Properties dialog opens.
  5. On the General tab, specify this information:
    Disable user account
    This check box is automatically selected when a user exceeds the number of allowed failed log-on attempts. Clear the check box to reactivate a user account. The number of failed log-on attempts is thereby reset to 0:
    Managing Global Security Policy
    The account is restricted by a start date
    Select this check box, if the user account must be enabled at a specific date, which you can select from the Start date drop-down list.
    The account is restricted by an end date
    Select this check box, if the user account must be disabled at a specific date, which you can select from the End date drop-down list.
  6. On the Password tab, change the password as required:
    Change password
    Select the Change password check box.
    New password
    Specify the new password.
    Password confirmation
    Confirm the new password.
    User must change password at next logon
    The user must specify a new password the next time he logs on to a Infor BI program. After the user has changed the password, the check box is cleared automatically.
    Password never expires
    Determine, whether the user must specify a new password after a specified validity period. You determine the validity period of passwords in the dialog Global Security Policy:
    Managing Global Security Policy
    Note: The values of Failed log-on attempts, Last password change and Password expires are updated automatically when the user account is used.
  7. Observe restrictions on the Password Restrictions tab. The Password Restrictions tab shows the settings of the Global Security Policy tab. The Password Restriction tab is only displayed, when the check box Use Global Security Policy in the Global Security Policy dialog is selected:
    Managing Global Security Policy
  8. On the Extended Properties tab, specify the e-mail address of the Basic user.
  9. To change the properties of the Basic user, click OK.
    Note: 

    To edit the properties of a user or group, you require the User Management permission Administer User Management:

    User Management

Parent topic: Users, Users and Groups