Managing users
Account types
As a system administrator, you can create two types of user accounts:
- A user account is associated with a a member of your organization.
- A service account is used by an external application to interact with the Visualization Suite domain instance. External application services use service accounts to authenticate and obtain necessary authorizations to make changes to Visualization Suite.
You can access the Users window in the Visualization Suite interface by navigating to .
You can change the sort order of information in the Users view by clicking the column headings.
User accounts
Add a user
Procedure
Click the + icon next to USERS.
In the Create User window, select User Account.
Enter the first name, last name, and email of the person you are adding.
The email must be unique and not be used by another account.Click Save to save the user or the service account.
Results
Next steps
Modify a user
Procedure
In the Users window, locate the user in the list of users.
Click Details.
In the Edit selected user window, modify the user information as needed.
Click Save to save the changes.
Results
Delete a user
In the Users window, locate the user in the list of users.
Click Delete.
Confirm the delete action when prompted.
Resend activation email
- For an on-premises deployment, the link expiration settings can be modified in the API configuration file.
- The resend option is not available for previously activated user accounts.
Procedure
In the Users window, locate the user to whom you want to resend the activation notice.
Click the Resend Activation Email button next to the user.
Results
Service accounts
Add a service account
Procedure
Click the + icon next to USERS.
In the Create User window, select Service Account.
Enter a unique username, expiration date, and password.
A new email is created in the system (<username>_<domain_value>@hitachivisualization.com).Click Save to save the service account.
Results
Next steps
Change the account expiration date
Procedure
In the Users window, locate the user in the list of users.
Click Details.
In the Edit selected user window, set a new expiration date.
Click Save.
Change the service account password
Procedure
In the Users window, locate the service account in the list of users.
Click Details.
In the Edit selected user window, click Change Password.
Enter the current and a new password.
Click Save to set the new password.
Delete a service account
In the Users window, locate the service account in the list of users.
Click Delete.
Confirm the delete action when prompted.
If you are recreating the account, see Add a Service Account.