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Users

This section of the administration area allows you to maintain all the user profiles and permissions for MediaStore. In this section, you will be able to create new accounts, edit existing accounts and approve or reject user registrations.

Create a new account

To create a new account, simply click the ‘New User’ button. This will take you to the User Details page. Fill in the fields of information with the relevant details. To choose the user’s level of account, select their permissions from the Group drop down list. A description of the differing types of users is as follows:

• Standard User – access to categories as selected from the category list. No administration privileges
• Asset Author – access as with Standard User with the addition of being able to upload assets to all categories
• Administrator – root privileges to all areas of MediaStore
• Category Administrator – administration privileges to categories selected
• Category Asset Author – asset author privileges to categories selected

To select the categories that category-specific users have access to, simply check the boxes from the list provided. When completed, click the ‘Updarte User’ button. This will approve the account and automatically send a notification email to the user.

Approving User Submissions

When a user signs up for access to MediaStore themselves, the accounts will sit in this area and are shown as AMBER (‘Pending’). To edit and approve their details, click on the ‘Details’ button next to their entry on the list. Here, as with the New User profile, you can alter and administer every aspect of their account details. If you make any changes, remember to click ‘Update user. This will then direct you back to the list when clicking on the AMBER icon will change the account to GREEN (approved). This will then send a notification email back to the user. Clicking on the GREEN icon will make it RED ("Unapproved").

If you choose not to approve an account, you can use the email link in the user list to contact the user directly, providing them with details as to why their account was not approved. Also, this mechanic can be used to verify users prior to approval.

Onward Maintenance of Users

MediaStore is flexible enough for you to maintain accounts on an on-going basis. Simply by clicking the GREEN (approved) and RED (unapproved) icons from the user list. You can switch on/off accounts as you need. This is especially handy when maintaining temporary accounts.

TIP: You can filter your users by approved or unapproved. Simply use the drop down list on the right hand side of the screen.