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Creating users with filters and groups

You have to add and configure users before you can send them reports. You can add users manually, or import them.

For more information on importing users, see Importing users with filters and groups.

You can do the following once you have added users:

  • Configure delivery and filtering information.
  • Manage distribution groups. Users will automatically receive reports if they belong to a distribution group associated with a Publish task.
  • Activate and de-activate user accounts. Users who are de-activated will not receive reports, even though they may be associated with a Publish task.
  • Set security information including role, and link to a domain account.
  • Define a locale and a time zone that is specific for each user.

To view, edit, create, or delete users you must log into Qlik NPrinting, and have sufficient rights.

Creating a new user manually

Do the following:

  1. From the Admin menu, click Users.
  2. Click Create user.

Configuring user identity

Configure the following fields in the Overview tab:

  • Email: Enter a unique and valid email address for the user that they will use to log on.
  • Username: Enter an identifier for the user that will be used in Qlik NPrinting. For example, you will see the list of user names when you add a user to a Publish task.

  • Password: Enter a password. Password strength is displayed under the field. The border will be red if the password is not complex enough. This is for information purposes only, and will not stop the user creation process.
  • Confirm password: Enter the password again.
  • Domain account: Enter the domain and user name if you want to associate the user with a domain account.

    A user must have an associated domain account to use the following features:

    • Receive reports in Qlik Sense hub.
    • Create On-Demand reports in QlikView.

      The user's Windows Active Directory user account must be associated as the domain account.

  • Time zone: Select a time zone for the user. The scheduled subscriptions for the user will be run according to the time zone.

  • Locale: Select a locale for the user. This sets the user interface language for Qlik NPrinting web console, NewsStand, and Qlik NPrinting Designer.

  • Folder: Enter the path to a distribution folder where the user can find their reports (optional).
  • Subfolder: Enter the name for a subfolder (optional). It can be combined with a manually typed path, user name, QlikView variables, or user folder to create the final delivery path.
  • Enabled: Deselect the check box it if you want to save the user but keep the account inactive.

  • Fields in bold are mandatory. After all mandatory fields have been completed, the Create button is enabled.

Click Create to store the new user account in the repository.

The Details, Groups, Filters and Roles tabs are enabled.

Configuring user details

Configure the following fields in the Details tab:

  •  Nickname
  • Title
  • Company
  • Job Title
  • Department
  • Office

All these fields may be used in HTML email messages. They can be set manually, or imported using Import task.

After all the mandatory fields are completed, the Save button is enabled. Click Save to store the details in the repository.

Configuring user groups

To add the user to one or more groups, do the following:

  1. From the User menu click the Groups tab.
  2. Select one or more groups from the list in the Available items column.

  3. Move the groups into the Selected items column.
  4. Click Update user groups to save your selections.

You cannot create new user groups from this page. To create new user groups, go to the Admin menu and click Groups.

Setting user filters

You can add filters to users manually. All reports sent to them will have data filtered accordingly.

Do the following:

  1. From the User menu click the Filters tab.
  2. Select one or more filters in the Available items column.

  3. Move the filters into the Selected items column.
  4. Click Update user filters to save your selections.

Importing user filters from imported reports

When you import reports into Qlik NPrinting, the filters associated with users are not included, for performance reasons. Importing all of the filters associated with thousands of users would take a long time, and could cause Qlik NPrinting to stall.

You can change this behavior by uncommenting the line <!-<add key="include-user-filters" />-> in the webengine.config file. Qlik NPrinting Designer will now upload all filters you have stored in the repository. This could take a very long time, depending on the number of stored filters.

If you do not want to edit the webengine.config file, you can manually import a specific user filter along with your report. There are two ways to do this:

  • Remove the filters association from all users.
  • Create a new filter, not linked to any user, with the same fields and values.

Defining user roles

Roles define the rights of users. You have to assign one or more roles to each user.

Do the following:

  1. From the User menu click the Roles tab.
  2. Select one or more roles in the Available items column.

  3. Move the roles into the Selected items column.
  4. Click Update user roles to save your selections.

Associating users and filters

To associate a new filter with one or more users, do the following:

  1. Select Admin in the main menu, and click Users.
  2. Click the Name of the user that should be associated with the filter.
  3. Got to the Filters tab.
  4. Select the filter you want to add, then click > to move it from the Available items to the Selected items list.

    You can use Shift or Ctrl to make multiple selections.

  5. Click Update user filters.

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