User Edit Window

This window is used to add new users and edit information about current users. Please note that several of the changes you make in this window will not take effect for the user until the next time they log in.

Contact Information

Enter the user's contact information in this section.

  • Full Name. This is the user's full name.
  • Phone Number. Enter the user's phone number. If they have more than one, enter the one you are likely to call for work reasons.
  • Email Address. Enter the user's email address.
  • Allow occasional emails to help you get the most from Fusion. We strongly encourage you to leave this box checked. Fusion occasionally sends short emails to customers to help them learn how to utilize Fusion in better ways and your employees will be better equipped if they receive these emails. No need for you to remember to get the water to the end of the row when new information and features come out!

User Account

  • Username. The name the user will need to enter or choose to log in. Also, Fusion will use this username to show who was responsible for different events in Fusion. It is normally the first name of the person, but you can enter something else if you like. It must be unique among the user names in the system.
  • Password. Each user should have their own password for logging in. There are no special requirements for the password. In fact, it can be left blank. However, we don't recommend that. This allows you to create your own password policy.
  • Repeat Password. The password must be entered twice to make sure there wasn't a mistake during entry.

Permissions

  • Permissions Group. Each user must belong to a group which controls the permissions they are given in Fusion. See the Group Permissions Window topic for more information.
  • Receive System Messages. When something critical goes wrong with Fusion, it will send an internal message to all users that have this field checked. At least one person who is involved in the day to day operation should be assigned to receive system messages so they can be dealt with in a timely manner.
  • Can Accept License Agreements. When a new version of Fusion is installed, Fusion Client cannot be used until the license agreement is accepted. Any user who has this field checked is allowed to do this. If users without this designation want to use Fusion before someone has accepted the license agreement, they will have to wait.

Status Section

Users should not be deleted after they have done something in Fusion. For example, if an employee will no longer be working at your feedlot you do not want to delete their account because Fusion needs that to show what events the user was responsible for while they worked there. Of course, you also don't want them to be able to log in and use Fusion anymore. If this happens, you can mark the user account as not current in this section and they will no longer be able to log in and use Fusion.

  • Current (Allowed to login to system). Turn this option on to make a user account active and allow them to log in. Turn it off to do the opposite.
If an employee leaves and then returns to work at the feedlot later on, you only need to make them current again. You don't need to create a new user account.

Fusion Anywhere Connection

For someone to use Fusion Anywhere with your yard, they must have a current local user account in Fusion. They also must have a Fusion Anywhere account which can be created at http://fusionanywhere.com. Finally, these two accounts must be "connected". For security purposes, the connection process involves both parties. (Disconnecting a user can be done by a yard admin without involving the user.)

A Fusion Anywhere user can be "connected" to locations at several yards. In each case, they need to be connected to a local user account using the process below. When an admin at a yard disconnects their local user account from their Fusion Anywhere account, it doesn't affect their connection to other yards. In addition, the permissions of the local user's group are what matter when they access your yard through Fusion Anywhere. They might have entirely different permissions at different yards.

Here is the process for connecting a local user account to a Fusion Anywhere account. You must be connected to the internet during this process.

  1. Make sure the user already has a Fusion Anywhere account which can be created at http://fusionanywhere.com. (A person only needs one Fusion Anywhere account, even if they work (or have worked) at several different yards.)
  2. Open the User Edit window for their local user account and click the Fusion Anywhere Connection... button.
  3. Turn on the checkbox for each location you want this person to have access to through Fusion Anywhere.
  4. Click the Connect... button.
  5. Enter the person's Fusion Anywhere ID. The person can find this by logging into Fusion Anywhere. It can be found in several places, including their account settings.
  6. Click the Email Verification Code... button. At this point Fusion Anywhere will email the person a code. The email will go to the email address they have associated with their Fusion Anywhere account.
  7. Once the person receives the verification code and gives it to you, enter it in the Verification Code field and then click the Verify Code... button.
  8. If all went well, you can now click the Connect button to finalize the connection. Make sure you save the User Edit window.

Here is the process for disconnecting a local user account from a Fusion Anywhere account. You don't need to be connected to the internet for this process.

  1. Open the User Edit window for their local user account and click the Fusion Anywhere Connection... button. If you are connected to the internet, you'll see their Fusion Anywhere ID, name, and email address. This information provides a bit of a sanity check to ensure the correct person has been connected.
  2. Click the Disconnect button.
  3. Make sure you save the User Edit window.

If you mark a user as not-current, they are effectively disconnected until they are marked current again.

You can change the list of locations on your yard's Fusion Server that the user may access through Fusion Anywhere at any time. To control permissions, see the Fusion Anywhere section in the Group Permissions Window for the group the local user is assigned to.

Getting Here

You can open this window by going to Fusion Admin → Users → Add User or by editing a user from the Users List window.

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