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Creating or Editing Users

The following procedure describes how to create or edit users for your-code Insight installation.

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If you are using an LDAP server to synchronize the user data, you can skip this procedure. To configure an LDAP server, see Configuring Code Insight for LDAP.

To create or edit a user, do the following:

  1. As Code Insight System Administrator, click administration on the Code Insight Dashboard. The Administration page appears with a list of side tabs.

  2. Select the Users/Permissions tab, which lists all current users in your Code Insight system.

    • The Add User or Edit User dialog appears.

  3. Enter information in the fields to create or edit the user:

    • Login—The user’s login name.

    • First Name—The user’s first name.

    • Last Name—The user’s last name.

    • Email—The user’s email address.

    • Password—The user’s password, which should be a minimum of 8 characters with no spaces and have at least one number and one capital letter.

    • Password Confirm—Reenter the password from the field above.

    • Question—A security question that can be answered by the user to retrieve a lost password. The question must be a minimum of 3 characters.

    • Answer—The answer to the security question.

  4. When you finish entering information for the user, click Submit to add the user to the list.

  5. To assign permissions to administrate Code Insight, manage policies, and create projects, see the next section, Managing User Permissions for System Activities.

  6. To create a new user, click Add User; or to edit an existing user, click the Edit icon .