Add a User

Add a User

In this section:

Overview

This procedure explains how to add a single user through the user interface. You can also add many users all at once (or change their attributes) using the import/export method.

If the User is an Instructor

You may be adding a user as an Academic Staff Member, whom you will assign to specific sections later.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Configuration > Users.

  2. Click Add. The Add New User screen appears, as shown in the figure below.

    screenshot of Add New Users screen
  3. Complete the form by filling in the fields with the necessary information. The table below describes each field. 

  4. When finished, click Save.

Verify that the user was added properly by checking the different tabs in the Users page on the ESS, shown in the below figure.

  • If you created a non-Student user, the new user is listed in the Active Staff tab. 

  • If you created an Active Student user, the new user is listed in the Active Students tab.

screenshot of users list tabs as described