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Introduction User accounts are created and managed in Hornbill Administration (Home > System > Organisational Data > Users). Hornbill User Accounts are generally used for people that are internal to your organization who wish to interact within Hornbill, either by using the main Hornbill client or within the Service Portal. The User Management includes the creation of user accounts, profile information, security settings, and regional settings.

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User List

Filters

• Search for User

Begin typing to filter the list of user accounts. The filter operates on User id, handle, first name, last name.

• User Account Type

Select to view Application User accounts only, Basic User accounts only, or All User accounts.

• User Account Status

Filter the list to see which accounts are Active, Suspended, or Archived.

Action Buttons to manage the user accounts

• Create New Users

Manually create individual user accounts

• Reactivate Users

When one or more users have been suspended or archived, you can select these users from the list and reactivate them.

• Suspend Users

The suspension of a user prevents the account from logging on to Hornbill. Other Hornbill users will be able to continue to interact with a suspended account. Suspended users can be reactivated. A user can be automatically suspended by providing too many incorrect passwords at login.

• Archive Users

Archiving a user prevents the account from logging on to Hornbill and will also prevent other users from interacting with this account. Historic contributions within the collaboration features will be intact and visible, but they will no long be available as a co-worker. This is the recommended option for when someone leaves. Archived users can be reactivated.

• Delete Users

Deleting a user completely removes the account from Hornbill and cannot be reversed. Deleting a user should only be used when the user has not had any interaction in Hornbill. This can be used to remove accounts that have been mistakenly added or uploaded, and they have never logged on to Hornbill.

• Upload Users

The Upload option provides a way to create multiple accounts using a CSV file. This is useful for small, one time imports. Other import options include the Hornbill LDAP User Import and Auto-provisioning.

Account Types

Users are categorized into two account types, Users and Basic Users. Users are used for full access to Hornbill Collaboration and the different available apps and require a license to login. Basic Users are used for Service Portal access only and are license free. Basic Users are included as co-workers within Hornbill and can be referenced within the different Hornbill Apps.

• Application Users

Users are those that can have access to the entire suite of Collaborative features and Business Applications you have installed on the Hornbill Platform. The level of access to each of the applications is controlled by the Roles that are associated to these User accounts. The number of Application User accounts is governed by your paid for Subscriptions. You will be allowed to create Application user accounts as long as you have enough subscriptions available.

• Basic Users

Basic Users are people that are internal to your Organisation that will consume the content and Services that your Application Users deliver via the Hornbill Applications. Basic Users are restricted to accessing this content and services via the Hornbill Service Portal. As such, Basic Users do not require a Subscription, and the number allowed is unlimited.

When creating a User account you will be asked to specify the User Type. If in future you wish to promote a Basic User account to an Application User account in order for them to take advantage of the Collaborative features and other Business Apps, this can be done quickly and easily by changing the user type when viewing the user record.