Managing Users
In an animation studio, there are usually several people using Harmony who will probably be assigned different tasks, such as ink and paint or compositing. Normally, you should create a different user for each one. This way, the person assigned to ink and paint will only have access to the Paint module and not to other features that are not relevant to their work.
Anyone who uses Harmony must have a login name in order to run any of the modules. When using Harmony in standalone mode, there are no username or password required. The Harmony login is independent from the computer session login.
Users connecting to the database through Web Control Center should have a password as it's safer for accessing via the Internet. For Web Control Center users, it is recommended to create the users through Web Control Center so you can set the password.
On Windows, by default, only the usabatch and BATCH users are created. However, you should not use them for your staff. These should be kept for Harmony Server when performing background operations, such as batch processing—see Creating a Default User for Batch Processing.
All Harmony users must have their name on the user list to log in to any application. The system uses the login to track activities; it is not a security lockout.
Each login also has a user "type" assigned to it which allows access to only some of the Harmony modules.
As your studio network grows and evolves, you may need to delete old or obsolete user profiles from your system. After you delete a user profile, the person who used that profile will no longer be able to access Harmony. You cannot delete yourself from the user list. If you accidentally delete a name, you must follow the procedures for adding a user to get the name back into the system.
You can modify the user profiles at any time to update the user information.
If new users were created through the Control Center module while working in Web Control Center, you can refresh the list to get the most up to date information.
- Select Admin > Manage Users.
The Manage Users screen displays a list of users in the system.
- Select a user from the list.
The user information is displayed on the right.
- When you are finished, click Return to Scene List at the top-left of the screen.
- Select Admin > Manage Users.
- In the upper-right corner of the Manage Users screen, click Add User.
The Create New User section displays.
- In the New username field, enter the person's user name.
- Type the person's first name and last name in the corresponding First Name and Last Name fields. If you want leave the field blank, enter a space.
- In the Type list, select the user type to define the type of work the user typically performs. This will restrict access to certain Harmony modules and operations in the Control Center—see User Types and Restrictions.
General users should be set to Animator, Xsheet, Scan or Ink & Paint so they can't delete environments, jobs or scenes.
- For the password, do one of the following:
‣ | To set a password (recommended), select the Set Password option and enter a secure password in the New Password field. The user has the ability to modify the password later on. |
‣ | If you do not want the user to have a password, deselect the Set Password option and go to step 8. |
- In the Confirm New Password field, retype the password to confirm it.
- Click Create.
The name appears in alphabetical order in the user list.
- Select Admin > Manage Users.
- In the Manage Users screen, right-click on a user to delete and select Delete User.
The Confirm dialog box opens.
- Click OK.
- Select Admin > Manage Users.
- In the Manage Users screen, select the user to modify.
The Editing [username] section appears.
- Modify the information as required.
- Click Apply.
- Select Admin > Manage Users.
- In the Manage Users screen, right-click on the user list and select Refresh List.