Duplicating User Account

The Duplicate User lets you create a new user account with the same roles as the selected user.

Tip

To view the Duplicate User dialog box, click the Duplicate User link.

To duplicate a user account

1. Open the Manage Users page.

2. Click the View link next to the username.

The User Account page opens.

3. Click the Duplicate User link.

The Duplicate User dialog box opens.

4. In the User Name box, type the new user name.

5. In the Password box, do one of the following:

§ Type the password.

Note: A strong password must have a minimum of eight characters and must include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, a number, and a special character such as @, #, $.

§ Click the Generate Password link.

A system generated password gets populated in the Password box.

Note: To remove the contents in the Password box, click the Clear Password link.

6. In the User Status list, select the required option.

7. In the Person's Name box,do one of the following:

§ Type the Person's name.

§ Click the Search/Add Person link, and then select the person name.

8. Click one of the following:

§ Save to create a new user with the same roles.

§ Cancel to disregard any changes and close the dialog box.

Duplicating User Account when Authentication Provider is enabled

The Duplicate User lets you create a new user account with the same roles as the selected user.

Tip

To view the Duplicate User dialog box, click the Duplicate User link.

To duplicate a user account

1. Open the Manage Users page.

2. Click the View link next to the username.

The User Account page opens.

3. Click the Duplicate User link.

The Duplicate User dialog box opens.

4. In the User Name box, type the new user name.

5. In the User Status list, select the required option.

6. In the Person's Name box,do one of the following:

§ Type the Person's name.

§ Click the Search/Add Person link, and then select the person name.

Note: When creating a new user that is not part of an Enterprise Connection (such as Azure AD or Azure AD + SAML), the user will receive an email asking them to set a password.

7. Click one of the following:

§ Save to create a new user with the same roles.

§ Cancel to disregard any changes and close the dialog box.

Note: If the Authentication Provider is enabled:

All users added to the system will use the Authentication Provider, except Web API users. In a future update, the FASTER Web APIs will move to a new authentication approach for Web APIs that will also use the Authentication Provider.

Any person associated with an Authentication Provider User will be required to have a unique email address..
If a user is restricted to use only Web APIs (Restrict to Web API is checked), the email address is not required for the user.