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Manage Tekla PowerFab external users

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Manage Tekla PowerFab external users

Administrators can add, modify, and delete external users on the External Users tab of the Administration dialog. Administrators can also reset the passwords of the external users.

Note: Initially, the external user has no access to any information in Tekla PowerFab. You need to modify the user permissions to give them access to the necessary information and modules. For more information, see Manage Tekla PowerFab remote user permissions.

You can create an external user with or without Trimble Identity.

  1. Go to File > Administration.
  2. In the Administration dialog, open the External Users tab.

Add an external user

  1. Go to File > Administration.
  2. On the External Users tab, click New.
  3. Define the user properties.

    The properties marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory information.

    Option

    Description

    Username *

    The username with which the external user logs in to Tekla PowerFab.

    Type the username in the Username field.

    Note: The username cannot be changed after the external user has been added.
    Group

    The group to which the external user belongs. For example, you can define groups for estimators and project managers.

    Note: Groups do not allow you to automatically assign permissions to the user.

    Type the user group in the Group field.
    First Name, Last Name

    The first and last name of the external user.

    Type the appropriate names in the First Name and Last Name fields.
    Trimble Identity

    The email address that has been registered as the user's Trimble Identity. See Create your Trimble Identity for Tekla products.

    Type the appropriate email address in the Trimble Identity field.

    If you do not add the email address, a password is generated automatically. An email with the username and password is created to be sent to the user.

    An external user that has a Trimble Identity email, must sign into Tekla PowerFab Go with their Trimble Identity.
  4. Click Add.
  5. To define email settings, click Password Email Settings.
    1. Go to either With Trimble Identity or Without Trimble Identity tab.
    2. Define the properties.
    3. Click .
  6. Do any of the following:

    To

    Do this

    Generate and send an email with the external user's Trimble Identity or username and password

    1. In the confirmation dialog, click Yes.

      Microsoft Outlook opens and generates a new email containing the username and password.

    2. Add the recipient.
    3. If necessary, modify the default email content.
    4. Send the email.
    Continue without generating and sending an email

    1. In the confirmation dialog, click No.

      A message appears, displaying the password that the user needs to log in to Tekla PowerFab.

    2. Highlight and copy the password to send it to the external user.
    3. Click OK to close the message.
    4. Send the password to the external user in the desired communication channel.

The external user is added to Tekla PowerFab.

Reset an external user's password

For an external user with a Trimble Identity email account, the Reset Password button is disabled.
  1. Go to File > Administration.
  2. On the External Users tab, select the external user whose password you want to reset.
  3. Click Reset Password.
  4. To confirm resetting the password, click Yes in the first confirmation dialog.
  5. Do any of the following:

    To

    Do this

    Generate and send an email that contains the username and new password of the external user

    1. In the second confirmation dialog, click Yes.

      Microsoft Outlook opens and generates a new email containing the username and new password.

    2. Add the recipient.
    3. If necessary, modify the email content.
    4. Send the email.
    Continue without generating and sending an email

    1. In the second confirmation dialog, click No.

      A message appears, displaying the password that the user needs to log in to Tekla PowerFab.

    2. Highlight and copy the password to send it to the external user.
    3. Click OK to close the message.
    4. Send the password to the external user in the desired communication channel.

Modify an external user

  1. Go to File > Administration.
  2. On the External Users tab, select the external user whose information you want to modify.
  3. Modify the group, first name, and last name according to your needs.
  4. To modify the user permissions, click Remote Permissions.

    For more information, see Manage Tekla PowerFab remote user permissions.

  5. Click Save to save the changes.

Delete an external user

  1. Go to File > Administration.
  2. On the External Users tab, select the external user that you want to delete.
  3. Click Delete.
  4. To permanently delete the external user, click Yes in the confirmation dialog.
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