Chapter 5 - Server Administration
Chapter 5 - Server Administration
Starting the Teamwork Server Administrator
- Start the Teamwork Server Administrator by any of the ways below:
- By accessing the shortcuts under the Start Menu on Windows (Shortcut can be found on desktop for Linux machines)
- By executing %TEAMWORK-SERVER-INSTALLATION-DIR%/bin/TeamworkServerAdmin.exe on Windows (%TEAMWORK-SERVER-INSTALLATION-DIR%/bin/TeamworkServerAdmin on other platforms).
- In the Login dialog box, enter the administrator user name and password. Besides, enter the host and the port number of the Teamwork Server, which can be the host name or an IP address can be entered. If the connection to the Teamwork Server requires a proxy setting, check Use Proxy and enter the proxy host and number. Click Login to log into the server.
User
Only a valid user can login to the Teamwork Server. A user can be assigned to one or more projects, and can be granted the permissions to read and/or update them. Moreover, selected users can be granted permission to administer (add/edit/remove) users or projects, so that the users can have all or part of the powers of a Teamwork Server administrator.
Adding a User
- To add a user, perform one of the following:
- Select Users > Add User... from the menu.
- Click on the Add User button on the toolbar.
- Click on the Add... button on the Uesrs page.
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In the Add User dialog box, enter the user name and password of the user. Also, grant him/her the permission of creating/updating/deleting user and project.
The descriptions of the fields are shown below (mandatory fields are marked in bold):
Field |
Description |
User name |
The unique id for the user. It can contain any characters |
Password |
The password for login to the teamwork server |
Confirm password |
The retyped password, must be the same as in the Password field |
Permissions |
Select the project/user administration permission for this user |
Table 5.1 - Different fields for adding users
- Click OK to add the user.
Editing a User
- To edit a user, perform one of the following:
- Select a user on the Users page, then select Users > Edit User... from the menu.
- Select a user on the Users page, then click on the Edit User button on the toolbar.
- Select a user on the Users page, then click on the Add... button on the Users page.
- Double-click on a user row on the Users page.
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In the Edit User dialog box, readjust the permission granted to this user.
The descriptions of the fields are shown below:
Field |
Description |
User name |
A read-only field that display the user name of the selected user |
Permissions |
Select the project/user administration permission for this user |
Active |
Select/deselect to make this user active/inactive. A user is active by default. If you want to disallow a user from using the teamwork server temporarily, just set that user to inactive instead of removing the user |
Table 5.2 - Different fields for editing users
- Click OK to confirm the changes.
Changing User Password
- To remove a user, perform one of the following:
- Select a user on the Users page, then select Users > Edit User... from the menu.
- Select a user on the Users page, then click on the Edit User button on the toolbar.
- Select a user on the Users page, then click on the Edit... button on the Users page.
- Double-click on a user row on the Users page.
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In the Edit User dialog box, click on the Reset Password... button.
- In the Reset User Password dialog box, enter the new password.
- Click OK to confirm the changes.
Removing a User
To remove a user, perform one of the following:
- Select a user on the Users page, then select Users > Remove User from the menu.
- Select a user on the Users page, then click on the Remove User button on the toolbar.
- Select a user on the Users page, then click on the Remove button on the Users page.
- Double-click on a user row on the Users page.
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The removal of a user is irreversible. To disallow a user from using the Teamwork Server temporarily, set the "Active" state of the user to false instead. |
Project
Adding a Project
- To add a project, perform one of the following:
- Select Projects > Add Project... from the menu.
- Click on the Add Project button on the toolbar.
- Click on the Add... button on the Projects page.
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In the Add Project dialog box, enter the project name and assign users to the project.
The descriptions of the fields are shown below (mandatory fields are marked in bold):
Field |
Description |
Project name |
The unique id for the user. It can contain any characters |
Relative project directory |
The password for login to the teamwork server |
Description |
Description of the project |
Project file |
Select Create new project if you want to create a blank new project, or select Import existing project (and select the project file to import) if you want to import an existing project |
Table 5.3 - Different fields for adding projects
- Assigning users to the project, to let them able to read and/or update the project. Select user(s) under the Users list, and press Add as Read Only to add them to the project and grant them the right of reading the project. Similarly, select user(s) and press Add as Read and Update to add them to the project and grant them the right of reading and updating the project.
- Click OK to add the project.
Editing a Project
- To edit a project, perform one of the following:
- Select a project on the Projects page, then select Projects > Edit Project... from the menu.
- Select a project on the Projects page, then click on the Edit Project button on the toolbar.
- Select a project on the Projects page, then click on the Add... button on the Projects page.
- Double-click on a user row on the Projects page.
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In the Edit Project dialog box, reorganize the user assignment of this project.
To remove a user from the project, select that user from the Project users list and press Remove.
To assign a user to the project, select the user under the Users list, and press Add as Read Only or Add as Read and Update to add that user to the project and grant him/her the right of reading and/or updating the project.
- Click OK to confirm the changes.
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A project must have at least one project user assigned to it. |
Removing a Project
To remove a project, perform one of the following:
- Select a project on the Projects page, then select Projects > Remove Project from the menu.
- Select a project on the Projects page, then click on the Remove Project button on the toolbar.
- Select a project on the Projects page, then click on the Remove button on the Projects page.
- Double-click on a user row on the Projects page.
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The project files will not be removed upon removal of a project, and you have to remove them manually. |
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