Add new user

Audience: Site Owner, Site Admin, Site Manager

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Topic covers how to add a new user to your site.

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• As a Site Administrator or Site Manager, you can grant someone a user role on your site
• After signing in, go to People on the Administration ribbon
• Here you can see a list of who currently has a role on your site

• To add a new user, select the Add User button in the top right-hand corner
• You'll need to enter information about your new user
• Firstly their e-mail address. Next, the SSO ID. This is in the format of the SSO username@ox.ac.uk
• Next, toggle on Notify user of new account
• This means the new user will be emailed a link specifying they can sign in using their Oxford SSO credentials
• Select the appropriate role
• Only one role can be selected and higher roles inherit all the permissions of lower roles
• Finally, select Create New Account

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As a site administrator or site manager, you can grant someone a user role on your site.

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After signing in, go to People on the Administration ribbon.

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Here you can see a list of who currently has a role on your site.

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To add a new user, select the Add User button in the top right hand corner.

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You'll need to enter information about your new user.

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Firstly their e-mail address. Next the SSO ID.This is in the format of the SSO username@ox.ac.uk. Next toggle on Notify user of new account.

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They will be emailed a link specifying they can sign in using their Oxford SSO credentials.

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Select the appropriate role.

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Only one role can be selected and higher roles inherit all the permissions of lower roles.

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Finally, select Create New Account.

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