17.1 Manually Creating System and Organization Users

Roles that Can Perform This Task: Cloud Administrator, Organization Manager (Organization users only)

The following steps explain how to create users by manually entering their information. For information about creating users by importing their information from your LDAP authentication source, see Importing System Users from LDAP and Section 17.3, Importing Organization Users from LDAP.

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Organizations.

  2. Click the Users tab, then click Create to display the Create User dialog box.

  3. Provide the following details to define the user:

    Full Name: Specify the user’s full name as you want it to appear in Cloud Manager.

    E-Mail Address: Specify the user’s e-mail address as defined in their LDAP authentication account. If necessary, you can specify more than one address; use commas to separate addresses.

    The e-mail address enables the Cloud Manager system to send messages (tasks, notifications, and so forth) to the user as needed.

    If LDAP is being used for authentication (without Access Manager or Cloud Security Services), the e-mail address is also used for login.

    Phone Number: This field is optional. Specify a contact number if desired.

  4. Select the user’s scope:

    Organization: An organization scope enables the user to perform roles within a specific organization. The roles are Business Group Viewer, Business Service Owner, Organization Manager, and Sponsor.

    To give the user an organization scope, select Organization, then select the organization in which to place the user.

    System: A system scope enables the user to administer the Cloud Manager system. The roles are Approver, Build Administrator, Catalog Manager, Cloud Administrator, and Zone Administrator. In addition, a System user can be given any of the organization roles.

  5. Add the user to user groups.

    When you add a user to a group, the user inherits the roles assigned to the group.

    1. Click the Membership tab.

    2. Click Add, select the desired user groups, then click OK.

      You can Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple groups.

  6. Click Save to add the user to the Users list.

  7. To assign roles to the user, see Assigning Roles to Users and Groups.