Adding and editing users

To add or edit user information in DropTime:

1. Go to Users > Manage Users.
   
   
2. To add a new user, click Add User. To edit a user, click the pencil icon to the left of the user name.
   
   
3. Edit any user information as needed.
4. From the General Tab, enter Personal Information:
   • First Name: The first name of user.
   • Last Name: The last name of the user.
   • Initials: The initials of the user. This is used for JWS Export.
   • Email Address: The email address of the user. This is the email address that will be used to send account login information to the user.
5. Next, enter Permission Information:
   • Role: The role of the user. For more information, see Creating roles.
   • Default View: The default view of the user. For more information, see Managing Views.
   • Default Mobile View*: The default view of the user when using the Mobile App.
     * This only applies to the new mobile app launched in May 2020
     
   • Home Plant: The home plant of the user. The home plant controls what other users can access this user’s account in the Users area. A user whose role allows access to user accounts for this home plant would be able to edit this user’s account information.
6. Next, enter Miscellaneous information:
   • Background Color: This color will be used when your schedule Color Scheme is set to Color by User
7. Click the Crew tab
   
8. Enter the following information, if applicable:
   
   • Crew Type:The type of crew that this user belongs to. Crew type is a system category.
   • Number of Days Allotted per Month: The number of days this crew is allotted to be scheduled.
   • Start Month of Season: The starting month of the time period that the crew has the allotted number of days.
   • End Month of Season: The last month of the time period that the crew has the allotted number of days.
9. (Optional) Click the Qualifications tab and select Plants.
   
   
   • To add plants for which the user can work, click Add. Only a user whose role allows access on the Schedule to these plants would be able to assign this user to a dispatch. The available plants appear in the Available Qualifications box at the bottom of the page.
     
     
   • Select the plant(s) from the left box you want to give the user access to, and then click > or >>. The selected plants appear in the Qualifications to be added box.
   • Next, click Add Qualifications. The plants appear in the Qualifications section.

 

 

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