Overview

User Groups in Adaco are created and used to assign various access rights to users.  The User Groups are assigned to individual users in User Center.

Creating a New User Group

• Go to Property > Setup > User Groups > User Groups
• Click New, as per Fig.1

Fig.1 - Property Setup > User Groups

• In the Group Name box, type the name of the new User Group, as per Fig.2. This is a required field
• In the Group Description box, type a brief description of the new User Group. This is a required field
• If segments need to be assigned to the user group, in the Allowed segments for group list, select the segments as needed

Fig.2 - New User Group screen

• In the Main Menu list, select the desired menu item to begin to assign/remove access rights. The following list links to additional articles for the individual access rights associated to the menu item:
  • File
  • Edit
  • Requisition
  • Purchasing
  • Receiving
  • Inventory
  • Recipe
  • Reports
  • Accounting
  • Property
  • Help.
• Once all needed access rights are assigned, click Save.

Assigning Menu Items and Access Rights

Additional access rights are available for some sub menus in Adaco.

• In the Main Menu list, select the desired menu item, as per Fig.3
• In the Enable column, select the Submenu item as needed. This will give the user group access to that menu item
• Some menu items have additional access. In the Access Rights column, click "...", to open the Access Rights screen

Fig.3 - Enabling Menus

• In the Access Right screen, enable the corresponding access as needed:
  • All: When selected, this access selects all other access flags on the same line
  • Create: Depending on the screen function, this access will allow the user to Create certain processes in Adaco
  • Edit: Depending on the screen function, this access will allow the user to Edit certain processes in Adaco
  • View: Depending on the screen function, this access will allow the user to View certain processes in Adaco
  • Delete: Depending on the screen function, this access will allow the user to Delete certain processes in Adaco
  • Print: Depending on the screen function, this access will allow the user to Print certain processes in Adaco
• When assigning Access Rights, if the check box is enabled/active then the Access Right is assigned
• When the All check box is a blue square, then some of the Access Rights are assigned and others are not for that line, as per Fig.4.

Fig.4 - Assigning the Access Rights

• Click Save

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