Creating users

Creating users

Creating users is key to get people started with Timetable. There are different types of users covered throughout this document. Users can be created through the global or admin administration UI and via the Swagger interface.

Users

Global user

Introduction

A global user is a user that has full control over all tenants, apps, users and their configuration. Global users are completely separate from tenant users and can only authenticate through local authentication. A global user that wants to use timetable as a consumer will need a separate account on an application.

Tenant user

Introduction

A tenant user is a user that, by default, has no control over any of the configurable aspects of the tenant or app they are on and can not manage any users on that app. A tenant user can be promoted to a tenant administrator or only given access to certain parts they can edit.

Creating a tenant user

Note that creating a user through the following 3 routes should not be done when authentication through Shibboleth is enabled as users will end up with a local account.

Through global administration

Log in to the global administration UI and navigate to Users using the left hand navigation.

App user

Create an app user by opening up the tenant - app panel and filling in the new user fields at the bottom of the list.

Note: If you do not see these fields, local accounts might be disabled for the app. Navigate to Configuration, open up the tenant - app panel and enable local account creation.

Through tenant administration

Creating a user through the tenant UI is currently not supported.

Through Swagger