Set Up a Unique Operator › Log in to Test the New User Account

Log in to Test the New User Account

It is a recommended best practice to log into a new user account that you have created in order to test it. The Proxy feature lets you test user accounts while logged in as the administrator. However, user account proxying does not let you test roles or role rights.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in using the username and password that you assigned to the new user account.
2. Click the Inventory tab.
3. Click item links to verify that the user can see items in the Inventory that he or she monitors.
4. Select a few dashboards, and verify that the views are populated with data.
5. Test your ability to select a new group or item context for a dashboard by taking the following steps:
   • Click the [change] link above the time period selectors.

     A dialog opens with filtering options.

   • Click to select another managed item.
   • Expand nodes in the Groups tree to select a group context.
   • Click OK.

   Verify that the user can see data from the new item or group.

6. Test any special role rights that you assigned to the user, such as saving changes to views.
7. Log out when you are satisfied that the user account meets the requirements of the intended operator.

You are now ready to contact the new product operator and provide the username and password.