Users
There are three types of Spotfire user accounts: local, external, and system. All of these accounts are registered in the Spotfire database. The administrator organizes the users into groups; the licenses that provide access to Spotfire features, as well as preference settings and other options, are applied at the group level.
For basic information, see Users introduction and Groups and licenses introduction.
- Local user accounts
If your environment is configured for authentication towards the Spotfire database (as opposed to an external user directory), the administrator enters the user accounts directly in the Spotfire database. These accounts are called local user accounts. - External user accounts
If your environment is configured for authentication towards an external user directory such as LDAP, or an external authentication provider such as Google, these external user accounts are added and administered in that context rather than in the server. Changes are then copied to the Spotfire database during synchronization. - System user accounts
The Spotfire environment contains five system user accounts that are used internally. - Creating Spotfire users
If your Spotfire environment is configured for Spotfire database authentication, you can manually add new users using the Spotfire Server web administration pages. - Adding a user to one or more groups
A user can belong to one or many groups. A user who is an explicit member of a group is also, by inheritance, a member of that group's parent groups. All users automatically belong to the Everyone group and cannot be removed. - Viewing user profiles
User profiles contain the basic information about a user, plus their assigned deployment area and their composite name. Depending on the type of user and how your environment is configured, some of the information on a user's Profile page will be editable. - Viewing user licenses
The licenses and license features that are enabled for a user determine the Spotfire features that are available to the user. Licenses are set for groups, never for individual users. - Viewing trusted signers and items
You can view all trusted signers and items that apply for a particular user. As an administrator, you can specify the trusted signers for groups, but individual users might also have the permission to trust signers or individual visualization mods themselves. - Removing a user from one or more groups
You can remove a user from a group to remove the user's access to the licenses that are enabled for that group, and any groups that are parent to that group. - Changing a user's name, password, or email
Administrators can change these settings for local users. Externally synchronized users are managed in that context and not within the Spotfire system. - Disabling user accounts
Disabling a user account makes it impossible for the user to log in to Spotfire, but keeps their record in the system for reference or for enabling them again in the future. - Deleting users from the system
To permanently remove users and their records from your Spotfire implementation, delete them. However, if you want to deny users access to Spotfire but keep their records in the system, you can disable their accounts instead.
- Local user accounts
If your environment is configured for authentication towards the Spotfire database (as opposed to an external user directory), the administrator enters the user accounts directly in the Spotfire database. These accounts are called local user accounts. - External user accounts
If your environment is configured for authentication towards an external user directory such as LDAP, or an external authentication provider such as Google, these external user accounts are added and administered in that context rather than in the server. Changes are then copied to the Spotfire database during synchronization. - System user accounts
The Spotfire environment contains five system user accounts that are used internally. - Creating Spotfire users
If your Spotfire environment is configured for Spotfire database authentication, you can manually add new users using the Spotfire Server web administration pages. - Adding a user to one or more groups
A user can belong to one or many groups. A user who is an explicit member of a group is also, by inheritance, a member of that group's parent groups. All users automatically belong to the Everyone group and cannot be removed. - Viewing user profiles
User profiles contain the basic information about a user, plus their assigned deployment area and their composite name. Depending on the type of user and how your environment is configured, some of the information on a user's Profile page will be editable. - Viewing user licenses
The licenses and license features that are enabled for a user determine the Spotfire features that are available to the user. Licenses are set for groups, never for individual users. - Viewing trusted signers and items
You can view all trusted signers and items that apply for a particular user. As an administrator, you can specify the trusted signers for groups, but individual users might also have the permission to trust signers or individual visualization mods themselves. - Removing a user from one or more groups
You can remove a user from a group to remove the user's access to the licenses that are enabled for that group, and any groups that are parent to that group. - Changing a user's name, password, or email
Administrators can change these settings for local users. Externally synchronized users are managed in that context and not within the Spotfire system. - Disabling user accounts
Disabling a user account makes it impossible for the user to log in to Spotfire, but keeps their record in the system for reference or for enabling them again in the future. - Deleting users from the system
To permanently remove users and their records from your Spotfire implementation, delete them. However, if you want to deny users access to Spotfire but keep their records in the system, you can disable their accounts instead.
Parent topic: Administration