Manage Users

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Overview

You can create permission-based groups and then invite and assign users to a specific group.

Permission Groups

By default, there are 2 permission groups:

• Admin: A user assigned to the Admin group has access to every part of the Edge Delta App.
• Analyst: A user assigned to the Analyst group has read-only access to every part of the Edge Delta App.

Permissions

When you create a user group, you can add the following permissions for access to the Edge Delta App:

• Accesses: This permission gives you read / write access to manage the user permissions in your account.
• Rehydrations: This permission gives you read / write access to manage rehydrations.
• Integrations: This permission gives you read / write access to manage integrations with third-party services.
• Monitors: This permission gives you read / write access to manage monitors (alert definitions).
• Agent Configurations: This permission gives you read / write access to manage agent configurations.
• Hosted Agents: This permission gives you read / write access to manage the agents hosted by Edge Delta.

Create a User Group

You can create a user group with specific permissions.

1. Click Admin - My Organization.
2. Click Groups.
3. Click Create User Group.
4. Enter a descriptive name for the group.
5. Click Create User Group.
6. Under Actions, for the newly created user group, click edit user group.
7. Click Add New Permissions.
8. Under Select A Resource Type, click the drop-down menu, and then select the desired access type.
9. Under Select Resources, mark All Current and Future XXXX, and then click Done.
10. For Access Type, mark Read or Write. Read gives users the ability to view resource information, such as obtain a list of existing integrations. Write gives users the ability to create, edit, and remove resources, such as create a new integration or delete an existing monitor.
11. Click Create Permission to create and save your configurations.
12. (Optional) You can add multiple permissions to a group. Repeat steps 6 - 11.
13. (Optional) To add existing users to this permission group, click Group Members.
14. Under Add A User, select an existing user to add.

Invite a User

When you invite a user, the user will join the organization that you are current logged into.

To invite a user to a different organizations, you must switch organizations, and then invite the user from the selected organization.

1. Click Admin - My Organization.
2. Click Invite User.
3. Complete the form.
4. Click Send Invite. The invited user will receive an email with a link to join. If the invited user is already a member of another organization, then the user can switch between accounts.
5. (Optional) To add the user to specific user group, click Groups.
6. Locate the desired permission group, and then under Actions, click Edit User Group.
7. Click Group Members.
8. Under Add A User, select the desired user.

Add a User to an Existing Permission Group

1. Click Admin - My Organization.
2. Click Groups.
3. Locate the desired permission group, and then under Actions, click edit user group.
4. Click Group Members.
5. Under Add A User, select the desired user.

Switch Between Multiple Organizations

If you are a member of multiple Edge Delta App organizations, then you can switch across different organizations.

1. In the Edge Delta App, click your username.
2. Click change.
3. Select the account to join, and then click Go.

Request to Join an Organization

You can join an existing organization. With this process, the owner of the organization will receive an email to approve (or deny) your access into the organization.

1. Click your username.
2. Click Settings.
3. Under Organizations, click Join Organization.
4. Select the desired organization, and then click Next. An email will be sent to the owner of the organization to approve your access. In the Organizations table, under Description, the Pending Admin approval status will display until the admin approves your membership.

If you are unable to request access to a specific organization, then the domain for your login credentials may not be approved with the organization.

When an organization is created, the owner must specify approved email domains that can request access to the organization. Typically, the owner will add the domain of your work email address.

You can contact the owner of the organization to add your email domain into the list of approved domains.

Create an Organization

You can create an organization. You can be a member of multiple organizations, as well as configure specific users to request access to your organization.

1. Click your username.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Join Organization.
4. Click Create an Organization.
5. Enter a descriptive name for your organization, and then click Next.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your new account.
7. On the Edge Delta App Homepage Click Admin - My Organization.
8. Click Edit for the organization.
9. Under Approved Domains, enter the domain name for the users or group of users who can request access to join your organization. If you do not specify a domain, then your users will be unable to request access to join your organization. Typically, most owners will enter the domain of the company email address. Any user who logs into the app with an account in that domain will be able to request access to your organization.
10. After a user requests access to join your organization, you will receive an email to approve their access.

Edit an Organization

To edit an organization, you must already be logged into that organization.

1. Click Admin - My Organization.
2. Click Edit for the corresponding organization.
3. Make the desired changes, for example to add an approved domain, enter the domain name and then click Save.

Leave an Organization

1. Click your username.
2. Click Settings.
3. In Organizations table, locate the desired organization and click the options column.
4. Click Leave Organization, and then click Yes to confirm.