Building the "Order Management" Training App : Creating a User

Prerequisite

A Business object with a field must be created before starting this tutorial.

What is a User?

Users belong to Groups, and each user-group relationship is defined by a Responsibility. Groups are granted to Business object CRUD functions, in turn granting a User to a Business Object...

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Creating a User

To create a test user, follow the steps below :

1. Click Create a user in Users and rights and fill in the User information like so :
   • Login : usertest
2. Click Next
3. Choose a previously created Group :
   • TRN_SUPERADMIN if exists, this should be selected by default
4. Click Next
5. Create a Responsibility, click Next

   For more information about Domains, see the Responsibility section.

6. Choose a new group :
   • For now, select no
7. Click Next

success

The usertest User is created and opened

Activating and testing the User

To connect to the application with usertest, follow the steps below :

1. Click
2. Click
   • Click Yes
   • Copy the password displayed in the popup
   • Click Ok
3. Empty the platform's cache :
   • Via the header menu :
     • Click on the menu in the top-right corner, click Clear cache
     • Click Clear all sessions and all server caches
   • Via the keyboard shortcut : [ Alt+C+C ]
4. Log-in using usertest :
   • Login : usertest
   • Password : previously reset password
5. Click Connection
6. Create a new password
7. Click Save

You should now be connected with usertest

Success

Expected result:

• A Menu entry is visible
• The list of Suppliers is displayed when the menu is clicked

Log back in with designer

• Click the username in the top-right of the platform
• Click Quit

Adding designer to TRN_SUPERADMIN

Before moving on, and to make testing / configuration easier, we will add the designer (or the user used to design the application) user to the TRN_SUPERADMIN Group.

To do so, follow the steps below :

1. Click on Designer in the top right corner of the App, and open the Designer user

   You can also access the user's form via the Users and rights > Users > Show all menu

2. In the Responsibilities list linked to the User, click Associate Groups
3. Select TRN_SUPERADMIN and click Apply the selection
4. On the Create Responsibility pop-up, click Save & Close
5. Empty the platform's cache :
   • Via the header menu :
     • Click on the menu in the top-right corner, click Clear cache
     • Click Clear all sessions and all server caches
   • Via the keyboard shortcut : [ Alt+C+C ]
6. Log back in using designer (or the user used to design the application)

Success

Expected result:

• My App Menu is visible
• The list of Suppliers is displayed when the menu is clicked

Troubleshooting

note

These steps must be done using the designer user with no active module filter, see Module filter

Authentication error when logging in, check that:

• usertest is active
• password is reset

No menu is displayed when logged in, check that :

• The the Domain exist, contains TrnSupplier and is granted to TRN_SUPERADMIN :

  • In Business objects > Domains
  • Open TrnDomain :
    • The Domain is granted to TRN_SUPERADMIN :
      • In the Permissions tab, there should TRN_SUPERADMIN

        If not, create it

      • The Domain contains the TrnSupplier Business object :
        • In the Main menu tab, there should be TrnSupplier

        If not, create it

• TrnSupplier has a CRUD Function, and is granted to TRN_SUPERADMIN

  • In Business objects > Business objects
  • Open TrnSupplier :
    • In the Functions panel linked to the Object :
      • There should be a Read, create, update and delete Function (TRN_SUP_CRUD)

        If not, create it

      • Open the TRN_SUP_CRUD Function :
        • In the Grant panel linked to the Function :
          • There should be the TRN_SUPERADMIN Group

            If not, create it

• usertest has the TRN_SUPERADMIN Responsibility :

  • In Users and rights > Users > Show all
  • Open usertest :
    • In the Responsibilities panel linked to the user :
      • There should be TRN_SUPERADMIN

        If not, create it