Copying Users

Copying Users in User Management Console

To create a user by copying an existing user from User Management Console:

  1. Log on to PPM.
  2. From the menu bar, select Open > Administration > Open User Management Console.
  3. Select the user you want to copy.
  4. Click the copy users icon ().

  5. Enter the username and password for the new user in the Copy User window.

    The new user is created with the information described in Data Copied from the Original User.

  6. If necessary, click the edit icon in the User Information page to change the user data.

Copying Users in PPM Workbench

To create a user by copying an existing user from PPM Workbench:

  1. Log on to PPM.

  2. From the menu bar, select Open > Administration > Open Workbench.

    The PPM Workbench opens.

  3. From the shortcut bar, select Sys Admin > Users.

    The User Workbench window opens.

  4. Click List to display all users.
  5. Select the user you want to copy.

  6. Click Copy.

    The Copy User window opens.

  7. Specify the user name and password for the new user.

  8. Click OK.

    The Question window pops up asking if you want to edit the new user.

    Click Yes to open the User window for the new user if you want to edit it. Click No if you do not need to edit it. In both cases, the new user is created with the information described in Data Copied from the Original User.

Data Copied from the Original User

The following date of the original user are copied to the new user:

  • The basic information of the original user derived from the table KNTA_USERS, including the first name, last name, company, email address, phone number, and so on
  • The security groups directly linked to the original user

However, the following data of the original user are not copied to the new user:

  • The organization unit associated with the security group to which the original user belongs
  • The resource pools to which the original user belongs
  • The staffing profile position to which the original user is assigned

For example, if the user B is created by copying the user A who is a member of the security group ABC associated with the organization unit XYZ, then B is a member of the security group ABC, but not a member of the organization unit XYZ.