How to Add a User
General Information
Users can be accessed directly here: https://api.centralcoastclimate.org/dashboard/c4Backend/user/
NOTE When adding users, you must not include commas in any of the fields. This will cause issues when importing/exporting in bulk.
User Type
User type signifies if the user is a university user or government/regional user.
User Type can be as follows:
| User Type | Short Name |
|---|---|
| University Faculty/Staff | US |
| City Staff | CS |
| County Staff | CO |
| NGO Staff | NS |
| Regional Staff | RS |
Add Individual
To add an individual user, you must include the first name, last name, email address, user type, keyword(s), and affiliated organization(s). All other fields are optional but recommended.
The email address field is used to uniquely identify users, so make sure this is unique among the various users in the system.
Adding Many-To-Many Items
To add many-to-many items such as keywords, collaborations, and organizations, follow the instructions as outlined below.
You may use Shift to select many entries in a row, or Ctrl/Cmd to select
multiple entries.
If you wish to add a new linked item (Many-To-Many fields such as Keywords, Collaborations, and Organizations are included in this) you may click the green plus button (see picture above) to add a new item without leaving the current page.
Add Bulk
For information on using the bulk uploader, please reference how to import. Explained below is some unique information required to import users.
When importing users, the system requests the following information:
| First Name | Last Name | Email Address | Website | Job Title | Organization | User Type | Description | Keywords | Collaborations | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Required | Required | Optional | Optional | Required | Required | Optional | Required | Optional | Do not include |
When importing data, omit the ID row.
When uploading users in bulk, you must use the short name as the field
value for User Type.
For reference, use the values as described in User Type.
To add a keyword or collaboration, you must type the name exactly as it appears
in the name field (Keyword Name or Collaboration Name).
To add an organization, you must type the name exactly as it appears in the
unique name field (ORGNAMEUNIQUE).
To add multiple organizations, collaborations, or keywords, you must comma separate them.
A template excel file for data entry can be found here