General tab

Item	Description	Notes
Change	Opens a dialog where you can select a JPEG or PNG image to be used as the avatar of the currently selected user.	/
Login name	Displays the login name of the currently selected user.	/
First name, Last name, Description, Department, Telephone number	Allow you to edit information on the currently selected user.	/
Display name	Allows you to edit the display name of the currently selected user. In most contexts, PLA 3.0 substitutes the display name for the login name. The default value of the display name is the login name of the user.	The display name does not have to be unique. The audit trail provides the login names rather than the display names of users to guarantee traceability of changes to a particular user account.
E-mail	Allows you to edit the e-mail address of the currently selected user.	/
Expiry date	Sets an expiration date for the currently selected user.	/
Unlock now	Unlocks the currently selected user account. This button is only enabled if the user has been locked due to login failures.	For details on passwords, see the Database policies topic.
Password has to be changed at next login	Locks the user account for the current password. When the user tries to log in, a pop-up window prompts the user to change her password.	Tip: Do not use this feature to enforce new password policies. At every login, PLA 3.0 automatically checks whether passwords are consistent with password policies.
Account is disabled	Disables the currently selected user account. When you disable an account, the user can no longer log into the database. And the user name is no longer listed in the Select user dialog of the login screen.	/
Set password	Opens a dialog that allows you to change the password of the currently selected user.	For details on passwords, see the Database policies topic.
Reset password	Opens a dialog where you can reset the password of the currently selected user. If you confirm the dialog, PLA 3.0 opens your default e-mail application and creates an e-mail to the user that contains a new, randomly generated password. You have to send the e-mail manually. When users try to log in, a pop-up window prompts them to change their password. This button is only enabled if you or the user has entered an e-mail address on this tab.	/
Translate	Opens the Translate dialog, where you can provide translations of the description. For details, see the Define translations topic.	/

Change

Opens a dialog where you can select a JPEG or PNG image to be used as the avatar of the currently selected user.

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Login name

Displays the login name of the currently selected user.

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First name, Last name, Description, Department, Telephone number

Allow you to edit information on the currently selected user.

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Display name

Allows you to edit the display name of the currently selected user. In most contexts, PLA 3.0 substitutes the display name for the login name. The default value of the display name is the login name of the user.

The display name does not have to be unique. The audit trail provides the login names rather than the display names of users to guarantee traceability of changes to a particular user account.

E-mail

Allows you to edit the e-mail address of the currently selected user.

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Expiry date

Sets an expiration date for the currently selected user.

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Unlock now

Unlocks the currently selected user account.

This button is only enabled if the user has been locked due to login failures.

For details on passwords, see the Database policies topic.

Password has to be changed at next login

Locks the user account for the current password. When the user tries to log in, a pop-up window prompts the user to change her password.

Tip: Do not use this feature to enforce new password policies. At every login, PLA 3.0 automatically checks whether passwords are consistent with password policies.

Account is disabled

Disables the currently selected user account. When you disable an account, the user can no longer log into the database. And the user name is no longer listed in the Select user dialog of the login screen.

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Set password

Opens a dialog that allows you to change the password of the currently selected user.

For details on passwords, see the Database policies topic.

Reset password

Opens a dialog where you can reset the password of the currently selected user. If you confirm the dialog, PLA 3.0 opens your default e-mail application and creates an e-mail to the user that contains a new, randomly generated password. You have to send the e-mail manually. When users try to log in, a pop-up window prompts them to change their password.

This button is only enabled if you or the user has entered an e-mail address on this tab.

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Translate

Opens the Translate dialog, where you can provide translations of the description. For details, see the Define translations topic.

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