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The personal settings control many aspects of a [[User|user's]] interaction with [[SmartSimple]].
 
  
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Your personal settings consist of the following:
 
  
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* Contact details  
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=Overview=
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* User System Settings
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The '''Personal Settings '''of a user's profile will control several key aspects of the [[User|user's]] interaction with their [[SmartSimple]] system. 
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* [[Password]]  
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* Filters
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In order to access your personal settings, simply click the icon of your name on the top right corner of the screen.
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* Roles & Access  
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* Pin Board
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:: [[File:Personal settings.png|300px|border]]
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The '''Personal Settings '''of a user's profile will control many aspect of the [[User|user]]'s interaction with their [[SmartSimple]] system.
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Your personal settings consist of the following: 
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* Contact details
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* [[Password]]
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* User System Setting
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* [[User Role]]s and Access
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* [[Filters]]
  
 
The following items may appear depending on your configuration:
 
The following items may appear depending on your configuration:
  
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* Folder  
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* Folder
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* Resource  
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* Resource
  
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==Modifying your Personal Settings==
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=Configuration - Essentials=
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You can change your profile through the [[Configuration Menu|Configuration]], Personal Settings [[Menu|menu]], or by clicking on your name in the top left corner of the screen.
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==Profile==
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===Editing Profile===
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In order to edit your profile, simply click on the '''Profile '''link from that menu. 
  
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1. Click your name in the top left of the screen.
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Your details will be displayed. To edit the text of fields associated with your profile, click the '''Edit '''button at the top. 
  
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The '''View User''' window is displayed.
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Your screen will reload into '''Edit Mode '''- the fields will be able to be modified and the button at the top should now say '''View '''in order to switch back into '''read only '''viewing. 
  
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:: [[File:Profile details.png|900px|border]]
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You are able to set the following values: 
  
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* The contact details are displayed at the top of the screen. The following icons are to give quick access to key contact features.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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||'''First Name'''
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||First name of the person
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||'''Last Name'''
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||Last name of the person
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||'''Title'''
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||The business title of the person
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||'''Prefix'''
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||Prefix of the contact
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||'''Suffix'''
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||Suffix of the contact
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||'''Office Telephone'''
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||The phone number of the person's office
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||'''Office Extension'''
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||The direct extension that will enable calling the person
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||'''Email'''
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||The email address of the person
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||'''Primary Contact'''
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||Check this if this person should be displayed as the primary contact for their associated organization
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|-
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||'''Profile Image'''
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||Upload a profile image to accompany this person's profile
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||'''Organization'''
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Select which organization to which this person should be associated. 
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'''Note: '''Changing the organization will "move" that person to another organization.
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For more information about creating organizations and associating users to organizations, see our [[Organization Hierarchy]] page.
  
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{| border="1"
 
 
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! align="center"|[[Image:WorkstationConfigurationIcon.png|link=|50px]]
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||'''Address'''
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!|[[Image:ViewCompanyIcon.png|link=|50px]]
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!|[[Image:SearchInternetIcon.png|link=|50px]]
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The street address of the person, if different from their organization
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!|[[Image:PrintPreviewIcon.png|link=|50px]]
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!|[[Image:PinBoardIcon.png|link=|50px]]
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||'''City'''
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The city address of the person, if different from their organization 
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||'''Country'''
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The country of the person, if different from their organization 
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||'''State/Province'''
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This will pop up depending on the '''Country '''that is chosen. This will indicate the state or province of the person, if different from their organization 
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||Workstation Configuration
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||'''Zip/Postal'''
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||View Company
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||Search Internet
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This field will differ depending on the '''Country '''that is chosen - this will indicate the zip or postal code of the person, if different from their organization 
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||Print Preview
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||Pin Board
 
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||Organization Chart
 
 
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'''Note: '''Any field that has been configured with a red asterisk next to it is ''mandatory ''and must be filled out in order to publish the person's profile. 
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<br />Fields that are auto-populated include the following: 
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* '''Created Date: '''The date and time stamp that the person was initially created into the [[SmartSimple]] system
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* '''Last Updated: '''The date and time stamp of the last person that this person's profile was updated
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* '''Created By: '''The name of the user who created this person
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* '''Updated By: '''The name of the user who last updated this person's profile 
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At the bottom of the profile when you are in '''Edit '''mode will be three buttons: 
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* '''Save Draft: '''Clicking this button will allow storage of this information ''without ''validation (i.e. of the mandatory standard fields) 
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* '''Save: '''Clicking this button will store and publish this information ''depending ''on the validation 
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* '''Set Password: '''Clicking this button will allow you to set the password for the user.
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===Other Features of the Profile===
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The user profile will also have other notes and details: 
  
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* Notes are displayed to the right of the screen.
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* [[Notes Overview|Notes]] are displayed as a tab on the right-hand menu.
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* Any [[Association Settings|associations]] that the contact has will also be displayed as a tab on the right-hand menu. 
 
* Activity information that you have recorded or participated in such as meetings, telephones calls and email messages, are displayed below your personal details.
 
* Activity information that you have recorded or participated in such as meetings, telephones calls and email messages, are displayed below your personal details.
 
* A number of additional tabs will be displayed depending on the configuration that you establish.
 
* A number of additional tabs will be displayed depending on the configuration that you establish.
  
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With the exception of specific fields added to different types of people, this is the same screen used for every contact within [[SmartSimple]].
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===Changing the User’s Company or Address===
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In order the change a user's primary '''Organization, '''you can go into '''Edit Mode '''on the user's profile and locate another company and associate the user with that company. 
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2. Click the '''Edit''' tab to display the '''Profile Edit''' window.
 
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[[Image:Ps3.png]]
 
  
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You can set the following values:
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:: [[File:Changing user address.png|600px|border]] 
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'''Note: '''If you add a [[User|user]] to a company after you have added the company address, the user's address will be set to the same details as the company. 
  
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* '''First Name''' - First Name of the person.
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You are able to copy the organization address as the user address at any time with the down arrow icon to the right of the''' Organization''' field. 
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* '''Last Name''' - Last Name of the person.
 
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* '''Title''' - Business title of the person.
 
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* '''Phone/Extension''' - Direct line for the person and their extension.
 
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* '''E-mail Address''' - An email address is required to allow a [[User|user]] to log into the system.
 
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* '''Prefix/Suffix''' - Prefix and suffix of the contact.
 
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* '''Organisation''' - The organisation to which this person should be associated. Changing the organisation will “move’ that person to another organisation.
 
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* '''Street''' - Street of the person – if different from their organisation.
 
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* '''City''' - City address of the person – if different from their organisation.
 
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* '''Province''' - State address of the person – if different from their organisation.
 
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* '''Country''' - Country of the person – if different from their organisation.
 
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* '''Postal''' - Postal code of the person – if different from their organisation.
 
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* '''Primary Contact''' - Indicates if this person should be displayed as the primary contact for the associated organisation.
 
  
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When adding organisations to the system it will assume that the organisation is in the country that you are located.
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:: [[File:Use company address icon.png|150px|border]] 
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Once you have either clicked the '''Save '''or '''Save Draft '''button after adding an organization to a user, there will also be a''' View Organization''' button next to the '''Organization''' field in order to open up the organization's [[profile]]. 
  
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==Changing the User’s Company or Address==
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For more information about user profiles, see our [[Profile]] page. 
  
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If you wish to change the company that the [[User|user]] is associated with you can click the '''Lookup''' button, locate another company and associate the [[User|user]] with that company.
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==Password==
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Clicking on the '''Password '''function from your profile menu will open a modal window that looks like this: 
  
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:: [[File:Change password.png|800px|border]]
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All [[Password|passwords]] are randomly generated and sent by email when the [[Global User Administrator|System Administrator]] first authorizes a [[User|user]] to access a [[SmartSimple]] [[instance]] - no user or administrator can ever see another user's password in the system. For more information, see our [[Password Policy]] page. 
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If you add a [[User|user]] to a company after you have added the company address, the [[User|user’s]] address will be set the same as the company.
 
  
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If you set the company name after adding a [[User|user]], you can use the “Use Company Name” button to copy the company address to the [[User|user]] address.
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In order to change your password from the Personal Settings tab, simply type in your current password, type and retype a new password, and click the '''Submit '''button. 
  
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[[Image:Ps5.png]]
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There will be a policy note at the bottom of the modal window that describes the required complexity of your password before you can submit a new one into the system. 
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==Additional User Settings==
 
  
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You need to click back to the View/Edit user to see these settings.
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<pre> Remember: Passwords are case-sensitive! </pre>
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* [[Password]] – use this menu to change your password.
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 If you are a SysAdmin, you are able to determine the complexity of passwords and security measures concerning passwords by following these steps: 
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* [[Filters]] – use this menu to manage filters that you can create and use in Sales and [[Applicant Tracking]].
 
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* [[Roles and Access]] – roles are used to determine the type of information that you need to gather from different groups of people.  For example, an HR candidate will need to supply different information to a recruiter candidate.
 
  
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==Optional User Settings==
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1. Click on the 9-square menu icon on the top right of your page.
  
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Two additional items may be displayed on the [[Menu|menu]], depending on applications enabled.
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:: {{Icon-Menu}} 
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* '''Folder''' – this menu will be displayed if the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is enabled, and is used to “convert” a contact into a candidate.
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2. Under the heading '''Configuration, '''select '''Global Settings.'''
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* '''Resource''' – this menu will be displayed if the Resource Tracking features are enabled and are used to set resource costs.
 
  
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==Changing Your Password==
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3. Under the tab '''Security, '''select '''Password and Activation Policies.'''
  
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All [[Password|passwords]] are randomly generated and sent by e-mail when the [[Administrator|administrator]] first authorizes a user to access SmartSimple – no user (or administrator) can ever see another user’s password in the system.
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==System==
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Clicking on the '''System '''option from your profile menu will open up a modal window that allows you to personalize and select the display settings of your use of the [[SmartSimple]] system. 
  
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1. Click the '''Settings''', [[Password]] [[Menu|menu]].
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:: [[File:System settings.png|900px|border]]
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The '''Security '''tab in this page will generate a TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) secret key and QR code. 
  
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[[Image:Ps14.png]]
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The '''Display '''tab in this page will allow you to modify the display views of the system. You can perform the following functions: 
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2. Type your current [[Password|password]].
 
  
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3. Type your new [[Password|password]].
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* Enable incoming [[Using Instant Messaging|Instant Messages]] to automatically open 
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* Open records within other records in a modal window that won't disrupt you from your main page 
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* Enable Translation Audit Mode 
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* Determine the amount of [[List Views Overview|list view]] records per page
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* Auto complete number of records that are displays
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* Set a default/automatic email '''From Address '''that will be used when you send anything from your system 
  
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4. Retype your new [[Password|password]].
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:: [[File:System regional settings.png|600px|border]]
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The '''Regional '''tab will allow you to modify certain features of the system settings based on regionally-based constrictions. 
  
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5. Click the '''Submit''' button.
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You can modify the following options: 
  
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[[Image:Ps15.png]]
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* '''Language'''
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* '''Input Date Format'''
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'''Remember passwords are case sensitive!'''
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* '''Display Short Date Format'''
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* '''Display Long Date Format'''
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* '''Display Time Format'''
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* '''Time Zone'''
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* '''Home Currency'''
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* '''Numeric Decimal Separator'''
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* '''Numeric Thousands Separator'''
  
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Your password is changed.
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<pre> It is always best practice to ensure a specific, appropriate, and correct regional time-zone settings, particularly if your company works in applications that maintain deadlines. </pre>
  
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Additionally, the option to edit your [[Challenge Question]] is located on this page. See [[Challenge Question]]s for additional details.
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:: [[File:System other settings.png|450px|border]]
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The '''Other '''tab allows you to set '''Default Settings '''regarding new [[User|users]] and [[Organization|organizations]]. You are able to select a company or role that all users will be organized into, and/or select the parent company and [[Client Categories|category]] that new organizations will be sorted into. This structure pertains to the [[Organization hierarchy|organization hierarchy]] that every [[SmartSimple]] [[instance]] has as its base architecture. You are able to use '''XML '''import to set a common [[Profile]] template such as for CVs. 
  
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==Requesting a New Password==
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==Roles and Access==
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Selecting the '''Roles and Access '''option from your profile menu will open up a modal window that allows you to change your role and accessibility into the system. 
  
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If you forget your [[Password|password]] you can request a new password be sent to your e-mail address from the '''Login''' screen.
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:: [[File:Roles and access.png|800px|border]] 
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Here you can set an access type, enable '''[[Global User Administrator|System Administrator]] '''privileges, set '''Login restrictions, '''and add, remove or modify [[User Role|roles]]. You are also able to set a [[Password|pasword]] from the Roles and Access screen. 
  
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For more information, see [[User#From Their Profile|Activating a User]]. To understand our role-based security with more in-depth detail, please see [[Roles and Security Settings]]. 
  
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Clicking on the '''Filters '''option from your profile menu will open up a modal window that displays all of the system's [[Filters]] used for [[List Views Overview|List View displays]] as well as for [[Advanced Search|Search functionality]]. 
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The '''Request Password''' window is displayed.
 
  
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2. Type your e-mail address – including the domain.
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:: [[File:Filters list.png|800px|border]]
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You are able to toggle the list view so that it displays all the associated filters for the following: 
  
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* '''Branch and Organization'''
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* '''Staff and Contact'''
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* '''Transactions'''
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* '''{{UTA}}s '''
  
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You will receive an e-mail with a new password.
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Clicking on the '''Name '''of each filter will open up another modal window that allows you to edit the filter - it displays the name, the public or private nature of the filter, and the actual criterion included in the filter. 
  
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==Setting your Home Page==
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==Actions from Profile Menu==
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Underneath the '''Settings '''of the profile menu are also '''Actions '''that you can perform: 
  
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You can set the first page you will see when you log into the system.
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===Notifications===
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Check your notifications at any time, with the ability to limit your results to certain time periods by selecting the dates on a calendar.
  
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1. Select the [[:Category:Communications|Communications]], Pin board [[Menu|menu]].
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===Request Screen Share===
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This will open up a modal window that shows which users also in your [[instance]] are currently online, whom you can then request to share your screen with for collaboration. 
  
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2. Click the '''Set Home''' button.
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===Set as Homepage===
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Selecting this button will make the '''current '''page you are on the default page that you see when you log into the system; this is customizable and unique per user but allows a handy way to give [[User Role|role-based]] users exactly the information they should be seeing for their home page. 
  
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You can return to this page at any time by clicking the '''My Home''' button.
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===Logout===
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Clicking this will log you out of your SmartSimple session.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
* [[System Settings]]
 
* [[System Settings]]
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* [[User]]
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* [[Roles and Security Settings]]
  
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[[Category:System Management]][[Category:View It]]
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[[Category:System Management]]

Latest revision as of 14:12, 24 June 2019


Construction warning.png Please note that this page is currently under construction. There is more information to come.


Overview

The Personal Settings of a user's profile will control several key aspects of the user's interaction with their SmartSimple system. 

In order to access your personal settings, simply click the icon of your name on the top right corner of the screen.

Personal settings.png

The Personal Settings of a user's profile will control many aspect of the user's interaction with their SmartSimple system.

Your personal settings consist of the following: 

The following items may appear depending on your configuration:

  • Folder
  • Resource

Configuration - Essentials

Profile

Editing Profile

In order to edit your profile, simply click on the Profile link from that menu. 

Your details will be displayed. To edit the text of fields associated with your profile, click the Edit button at the top. 

Your screen will reload into Edit Mode - the fields will be able to be modified and the button at the top should now say View in order to switch back into read only viewing. 

Profile details.png

You are able to set the following values: 

First Name First name of the person
Last Name Last name of the person
Title The business title of the person
Prefix Prefix of the contact
Suffix Suffix of the contact
Office Telephone The phone number of the person's office
Office Extension The direct extension that will enable calling the person
Email The email address of the person
Primary Contact Check this if this person should be displayed as the primary contact for their associated organization
Profile Image Upload a profile image to accompany this person's profile
Organization

Select which organization to which this person should be associated. 

Note: Changing the organization will "move" that person to another organization.

For more information about creating organizations and associating users to organizations, see our Organization Hierarchy page.

Address

The street address of the person, if different from their organization

City

The city address of the person, if different from their organization 

Country

The country of the person, if different from their organization 

State/Province

This will pop up depending on the Country that is chosen. This will indicate the state or province of the person, if different from their organization 

Zip/Postal

This field will differ depending on the Country that is chosen - this will indicate the zip or postal code of the person, if different from their organization 

Note: Any field that has been configured with a red asterisk next to it is mandatory and must be filled out in order to publish the person's profile. 


Fields that are auto-populated include the following: 

  • Created Date: The date and time stamp that the person was initially created into the SmartSimple system
  • Last Updated: The date and time stamp of the last person that this person's profile was updated
  • Created By: The name of the user who created this person
  • Updated By: The name of the user who last updated this person's profile 


At the bottom of the profile when you are in Edit mode will be three buttons: 

  • Save Draft: Clicking this button will allow storage of this information without validation (i.e. of the mandatory standard fields) 
  • Save: Clicking this button will store and publish this information depending on the validation 
  • Set Password: Clicking this button will allow you to set the password for the user.

Other Features of the Profile

The user profile will also have other notes and details: 

  • Notes are displayed as a tab on the right-hand menu.
  • Any associations that the contact has will also be displayed as a tab on the right-hand menu. 
  • Activity information that you have recorded or participated in such as meetings, telephones calls and email messages, are displayed below your personal details.
  • A number of additional tabs will be displayed depending on the configuration that you establish.

Changing the User’s Company or Address

In order the change a user's primary Organization, you can go into Edit Mode on the user's profile and locate another company and associate the user with that company. 

Changing user address.png 

Note: If you add a user to a company after you have added the company address, the user's address will be set to the same details as the company. 

You are able to copy the organization address as the user address at any time with the down arrow icon to the right of the Organization field. 

Use company address icon.png 

Once you have either clicked the Save or Save Draft button after adding an organization to a user, there will also be a View Organization button next to the Organization field in order to open up the organization's profile. 

For more information about user profiles, see our Profile page. 

Password

Clicking on the Password function from your profile menu will open a modal window that looks like this: 

Change password.png

All passwords are randomly generated and sent by email when the System Administrator first authorizes a user to access a SmartSimple instance - no user or administrator can ever see another user's password in the system. For more information, see our Password Policy page. 

In order to change your password from the Personal Settings tab, simply type in your current password, type and retype a new password, and click the Submit button. 

There will be a policy note at the bottom of the modal window that describes the required complexity of your password before you can submit a new one into the system.  

 Remember: Passwords are case-sensitive!

 If you are a SysAdmin, you are able to determine the complexity of passwords and security measures concerning passwords by following these steps: 

1. Click on the 9-square menu icon on the top right of your page.

052919 MenuIcon.png 

2. Under the heading Configuration, select Global Settings.

3. Under the tab Security, select Password and Activation Policies.

System

Clicking on the System option from your profile menu will open up a modal window that allows you to personalize and select the display settings of your use of the SmartSimple system. 

System settings.png

The Security tab in this page will generate a TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) secret key and QR code. 

System display settings.png

The Display tab in this page will allow you to modify the display views of the system. You can perform the following functions: 

  • Enable incoming Instant Messages to automatically open 
  • Open records within other records in a modal window that won't disrupt you from your main page 
  • Enable Translation Audit Mode 
  • Determine the amount of list view records per page
  • Auto complete number of records that are displays
  • Set a default/automatic email From Address that will be used when you send anything from your system 
System regional settings.png

The Regional tab will allow you to modify certain features of the system settings based on regionally-based constrictions. 

You can modify the following options: 

  • Language
  • Input Date Format
  • Display Short Date Format
  • Display Long Date Format
  • Display Time Format
  • Time Zone
  • Home Currency
  • Numeric Decimal Separator
  • Numeric Thousands Separator
 It is always best practice to ensure a specific, appropriate, and correct regional time-zone settings, particularly if your company works in applications that maintain deadlines.
System other settings.png

The Other tab allows you to set Default Settings regarding new users and organizations. You are able to select a company or role that all users will be organized into, and/or select the parent company and category that new organizations will be sorted into. This structure pertains to the organization hierarchy that every SmartSimple instance has as its base architecture. You are able to use XML import to set a common Profile template such as for CVs. 

Roles and Access

Selecting the Roles and Access option from your profile menu will open up a modal window that allows you to change your role and accessibility into the system. 

Roles and access.png 

Here you can set an access type, enable System Administrator privileges, set Login restrictions, and add, remove or modify roles. You are also able to set a pasword from the Roles and Access screen. 

For more information, see Activating a User. To understand our role-based security with more in-depth detail, please see Roles and Security Settings. 

Filters

Clicking on the Filters option from your profile menu will open up a modal window that displays all of the system's Filters used for List View displays as well as for Search functionality. 

Filters list.png

You are able to toggle the list view so that it displays all the associated filters for the following: 

  • Branch and Organization
  • Staff and Contact
  • Transactions
  • s 

Clicking on the Name of each filter will open up another modal window that allows you to edit the filter - it displays the name, the public or private nature of the filter, and the actual criterion included in the filter. 

Actions from Profile Menu

Underneath the Settings of the profile menu are also Actions that you can perform: 

Other actions profile.png

Notifications

Check your notifications at any time, with the ability to limit your results to certain time periods by selecting the dates on a calendar.

Request Screen Share

This will open up a modal window that shows which users also in your instance are currently online, whom you can then request to share your screen with for collaboration. 

Set as Homepage

Selecting this button will make the current page you are on the default page that you see when you log into the system; this is customizable and unique per user but allows a handy way to give role-based users exactly the information they should be seeing for their home page. 

Logout

Clicking this will log you out of your SmartSimple session.

See Also

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