Partek Flow supports multiple user accounts, allowing you to keep your Partek Flow server secure and organized. This also facilitates data sharing and collaboration on projects. Administrative users have access to all parts of the software including server configuration, whereas non-administrative users only have access to the features necessary for data analysis. The first Partek Flow user account is created during installation, which is always an administrative user account.
Please note that Partek Flow users do not correspond to Linux or Mac users. A Partek Flow administrative account is not the same as a Linux ‘root’ user (see Glossary). All user accounts created in Partek Flow are internal to the Partek Flow server .
User management page
To access the User Management page, click the avatar in the top right corner, choose Settings and click Users in the Access section on the left (Figure 1). This page can be accessed by administrative Partek Flow users only.
The number of available Partek Flow user licenses is displayed at the top of the User management page. This shows the number of user accounts that can be enabled. Administrative user accounts will not consume licenses, unless they become a member of any project, in which case they will consume a Partek Flow user licence. Please contact your account manager or email if you wish to increase the number of user licenses on your Partek Flow instance. If all available user licenses have been consumed, you will have to before adding a new user. Disabled user accounts are easily re-enabled.
The table on the User management page displays user account information and status, with one user account per row. By default, the table will display all enabled users accounts that are online and offline. To change which users are displayed, select or deselect the checkboxes above the table (Figure 1).
By clicking on the Send message button at Actions column, the administrative user can send an e-mail notification about account creation (Figure 2). The email template depends on the user database, i.e., within an LDAP or not within an LDAP database (vide infra).
If multiple Partek Flow users are logged into an instance at the same time, administrative users have the ability to log them out by clicking the Log out user button at Actions column. If a user is logged out by an administrator and the user has tasks running or in the queue, those tasks will continue to run.
Creating a new Partek Flow user account using an LDAP database
New Partek Flow user accounts can be created using username and password credentials from a database, if configured. You can create user accounts too.
Click the + Add new user at the top of the User management page
Select a Source for LDAP database from the drop down list in the Add user dialog (Figure 3)
Start typing a few characters of the username you wish to add in the Username box and Partek Flow will suggest users that are available on your LDAP database. Select one of the suggested usernames and the Username, Display name
The new user account will be active immediately. The new user can log into the Partek Flow instance using the same username and password as their email account. Please note, the new user will not be able to manage their username and password settings from within Partek Flow, as this is determined by the LDAP server.
Creating a new Partek Flow user account without using an LDAP database
Click the + Add new user at the top of the User management page
Select Source in the Add user dialog
Type a username, display name and email address in the respective fields
The screen will return to the User management page and there will be a message at the top of the screen (Figure 4). The new user needs to click on the link sent via email and follow the on-screen instructions for creating a password.
Editing a Partek Flow user account
To edit user account details, click on the Edit account next to the user account in the Actions column (Figure 1). This will open the same dialog as in Figure 3, with the user account details filled out. An administrative user can make the necessary changes and click Save. Users can also edit some of their own details .
Disabling a Partek Flow user account
To disable a user account, deselect the checkbox in the Status column in the table on the User management page (Figure 5). The user account will then disappear from the table. If a user account if disabled while the user is logged in, they will immediately be logged out.
If a user account is disabled and they have tasks running or in the queue, you will be asked if you want to cancel them (Figure 6).
If a user tries to log into the Partek Flow instance and their account has been disabled, they will see a warning message (Figure 7).
Users that have had their account disabled will no longer appear as a member of a project on the . Under the tab of a project, their username and avatar will still be shown, but with a strikethrough (Figure 8).
To display disabled user accounts, select the Disabled from the Status drop down list in the table (Figure 9). Disabled accounts can be easily re-enabled by selecting the check box in the Status column.
Transfer projects' ownership
When a user is no longer a user on this Partek Flow instance, for instance, the user left the insititue, all the projects he created can be transfered to another user by clicking Transfer Projects' ownership (Figure 10).
Specify the old owner username and new owner name, click Transfer projects button.
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