Create a user

You can simultaneously create one or more users and add the users to user groups. Every user must be added to at least one global user group. If a user is not part of a user group, no global permissions will be provided.

Prerequisites

You have a global role that has the User Administration or System Administration global permission, for example, Sysadmin.

Steps

  1. On the main toolbar, click Products icon, and then click Cogwheel icon Settings.
    The Collibra settings page opens.
  2. Click Users and Subscriptions.
    The Users tab page appears.
  3. Above the table, to the right, click Add.
    The Create Users dialog box appears.
  4. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescription

    User details

    Enter the user details of the new users.

     Username*

    Type the username of the user to sign in to Collibra Data Intelligence Platform.

    • General requirements:
      • Uniqueness: Duplicate usernames are not allowed, regardless of their capitalization
        Example usernamecase and UserNameCase are considered duplicates.
      • No leading or trailing spaces
      • No empty usernames
      • Maximum of 255 characters
    • Character limitations: Usernames may contain only the characters in the following Unicode categories:
      • Letter
      • Number
      • Symbol
      • Punctuation
      • Non-spacing marks
     E-Mail*

    Type the email address to which Collibra sends emails, such as the registration email and notifications.

     First name
    		Type the first name of the user.
     Last name
    		Type the last name of the user.
     

    Click to remove a user.

     Add another user

    Click to add another user.

    Add to user groups

    Enter user groups to add the new users to them. You can also add users to, or remove users from groups afterward.

    Important 

    A user needs access to at least one of the basic Collibra applications: Business Glossary, Reference Data, Stewardship or System administration.

    You can grant access by assigning one of the global roles that provide the required permissions to the users.

    Note Fields marked with * are mandatory.

  5. Click Create.
    The newly created users are enabled, but inactive.
    The newly created users receive an email to set a password. As an administrator, you can also manually set or reset it. When the password is set, the user is active.