Users

As you can see in the image above, the list of users contains some pieces of information:

In addition to this information, there is the Actions column, which allows editing, blocking or deleting a user, and a button to enable or disable Multifactor Authentication.

Above the list of existing users there is a search field where you can look users up by typing keywords.

To register a new user, click the Create User button, represented by the + symbol, on the bottom right corner of the screen. A modal window for data insertion will open.

Inform the login (used to enter the system), e-mail and user name (which will be shown next to the user’s avatar when they are logged into the system, as in the image below).

The Roles field will contain the different role options that the user might assume (read more about roles here). You can select more than one role per user.

All the fields above are required. In addition to them, an optional picture may be added as the user’s avatar. To do so, click on the camera icon and an upload screen will be displayed.

If you wish to cancel the registration process and return to the list of users, click the X button on the upper right corner of the modal window.

If all the information has been filled in correctly, click Save. The user will be listed with all existing users but its status won’t be active, but pending activation.

To modify the data of a registered user, click the icon on the users list. This will open a modal window containing the information of the user selected.

After changing any of the user’s data, you will need to enter your current password to confirm the action. After that, click Save.

If your user has permission to do so, you can block other users.

When a user is blocked, they can no longer access the system. If they are unblocked later, they will receive an email to complete the access process, similar to when a new user needs to activate their registration.

To block a user, click the icon on the row of the target user on the users list. You must inform your password to confirm the action.

The complete remove a user from the Manager, click the icon on the row of the target user on the users list. You must inform your password and then click Ok on the second confirmation screen.

After the removal, the user will no longer be on the users list and won’t have access to the Manager or any of its resources. If the same user needs to be given access again in the future, they must be registered from scratch.

Federated users are those who log in to the Manager through a third-party identity provider (with an active SAML connection on the Integrations screen — see more about this here).

When a SAML connection is active, users will no longer be able to log in using the credentials they had registered on the Manager, but only through the third-party provider. Once they log in to the Manager, their status will be "Federated" (and displayed under the column STATUS of the list of users). The role that these users already had will be maintained (but can be replaced any time by editing the user).

Users that hadn’t been previously registered on the Manager will be able to log in through the identity provider and will be automatically added to the list of users with status "Federated". They will be assigned the role "API Operations" but a different role may be chosen when editing each user. If the role "API Operations" has been deleted on the Roles screen, it will be automatically recreated whenever a new user logs in through an identity provider for the first time.

Federated users can be neither deleted nor blocked. Their info may, however, be edited (with the exception of their email address).

If the SAML connection is deactivated at any time, the federated users (regardless of whether they have been registered before or after the integration has been activated) will not be deleted from the Manager, but will have their access blocked until a password is created/reset — which can be done through the link Forgot your password? on the login screen.

Multifactor Authentication (MFA) requires users to define a second authentication factor, in addition to login and password, to access the Sensedia API Platform Manager.

You can enable or disable MFA whenever you want, clicking the button on the upper right corner , right above the list of existing users (see image below)

The button is accompanied by a text stating the MFA status, either enabled or disabled for all users.

When enabled, users will receive instruction on how to proceed as of their first access.