Creating User Accounts

Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
  • Create user accounts manually
  • Create user accounts via upload

User Accounts Creation

Let's discuss how to access the user manager workspace.

Users in the Customer Administrator or Customer User Admin groups have access to the Users task in the User Manager.

To access the Users task, go to Manage > Core Administration > User Manager > Users.

Select each (+) plus icon for more information about the actions administrators can perform in the User Manager Workspace.

Let's have a look at the different fields for adding a user manually through the General tab.

  1. To add a new user manually, from the dashboard, click Manage, Core Administration, User Manager, and then click Users.
  2. Click Create User to add a user.
  3. On the General tab, enter general user information.

Select the (+) plus icons below to learn more.

Let's have a look at the steps for how to add a user manually in the Invitation tab.

On the Invitation tab:

  • Uncheck the checkbox (the default) if the user is authenticated in an external system, or if the user is authenticated in the SAP Ariba system and you want to manually generate a temporary password before Ariba Administrator sends a login invitation message.
  • Check the checkbox if the user is authenticated in the SAP Ariba system and you want Ariba Administrator to generate a temporary password and send a login invitation message to the user immediately after you click Save.

Let's have a look at the steps for how to add a user manually in the Group tab.

On the Groups tab:

  • Click Add/Remove to display the available groups. Choose one or more groups to assign the new user to and choose Done.
  • For information on the groups in the default configuration, see the SAP Ariba system group descriptions.
  • Choose Save to save your changes, or Cancel to return to the previous page without saving your changes.

Add a User via Data Import

A new employee Matthew Li has joined the companies Finance department. User Manager Jenny has been tasked with adding the new employee as a user in the system.

Learn and practice how to add a user via data import.

Add a User Manually via Ariba Administrator

Learn and practice how to add a user manually via Ariba Administrator.

Other User Info

After a user record has been added, the Other User Info task in the User Manager workspace can be used to add additional data, such as the user’s default ship-to address, pcards, and/or default accounting fields.

To view or edit the Other User Info, navigate to Manage > Core Administration > User Manager > Other User Info.

  • The General tab can be used to add, edit, or remove the user’s default delivery address.
  • The PCards tab can be can be used to add, edit, or remove purchasing cards to the user, and and the user’s purchasing card information (if any).
  • The Ship To Addresses tab can be used to add, edit, or remove the user’s default ship-to address.
  • The Billing Addresses tab can be used to add, edit, or remove the user’s default billing address.
  • The Accounting tab can be used to add, edit, or remove the user’s default accounting information.

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