View a list of users for the database, and create, edit, and delete users in Rational® DOORS®. If your Rational DOORS users are being managed with the Rational Directory Server, you must use the Rational Directory Server to perform these tasks.
Procedure
- Log in to Rational DOORS as a database manager or a custom user who has the power to create users.
- Click in the database explorer to see a list of users. If a user account is disabled, it is marked
. If a user account requires extra authentication when the user logs in, it is marked with
.If the Rational Directory Server is being used to manage users, you must enter a filter and click Refresh to see a list of users. To display a list of all users, use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard.
- On the Users tab:
- To create a user account, click New.
- To copy an existing user account, select the user and click Copy.
- To edit an existing user account, select it and click Edit.
- To delete an existing user account, select it and click Delete.
- To find a user, enter a name in User name, and click Find. To list all users, enter an asterisk (*) as a wildcard.
Note: Copying an existing user saves time because you do not need to type in so much information. The new user is added to the same groups as the existing user.
- On the General tab, type a user name, and select a user type. The powers that the user type has are selected in the list on the right.
To give the user a custom set of powers, select Custom and then select the custom powers.
The Edit DXL option is displayed if the Administrator has selected Only users with Edit DXL power may edit and run DXL in the database properties. Select this option to allow the user to edit and run DXL in the DXL Interaction window, and from the DXL Library. If this option is not selected, the Run and Edit buttons on these windows will be unavailable. The user can still create DXL attributes and run layout DXL.
- Optional: Set password rules for the user on the Security tab.
- Optional: Enter details about the user on the Details tab.
- Optional: Add the user to groups on the Groups tab.
- Optional: Associate user identifier keys with the user on the Keys tab.