Managing Accounts

The user accounts in your Organization are managed through the User Accounts list which gives you access to creating, modifying, and deleting accounts.

To Open the User Accounts window

  1. Choose User Accounts from the Administration menu. The following window is displayed.


    Depending on the number of users defined, CLIFF will show all the users at once or break down the list based on the first letter of the user's last name. Clicking on the letters of the alphabet at the top of the window, users with a last name starting with the clicked letter will be displayed. You may also sort the list by Account or Last Name by clicking the appropriate choice at the top of the window.

To Create a New User Account

To Modify a User Account

  1. Open the User Accounts window if not already open.
  2. Click on the user account to be changed.
  3. Modify the data fields as required. See Create Account for information on setting user account options.

To Duplicate User Account

  1. Open the User Accounts window if not already open.
  2. Click the button for the user account to duplicate. A new account with exactly the same settings will be created. Note that you cannot duplicate the ADMINISTRATOR and DEFAULT accounts.

To Export User Accounts

  1. Open the User Accounts window if not already open.
  2. Click the Export link in the top right hand corner.
  3. Depending on the web browser you are using, you will be prompted to confirm the download. Click the appropriate button to confirm the download. A file names users.txt should be in your download directory.

    To Import User Accounts

    1. Open the User Accounts window if not already open.
    2. Click the Import link in the top right hand corner. The following form will be displayed.

    3. Click the Browse button to select the file to import.
    4. Enter the password to be assigned to the imported accounts.
    5. Click Import

      To Delete a User Account

      1. Open the User Accounts window if not already open.
      2. Click the button for the user account to delete. Note that you cannot delete the ADMINISTRATOR and DEFAULT accounts.