How To
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Create User Account
To create a new user account, you must instruct the new user to first login to the website with their current NCID email and password.
To login they:
- Place /user (slash user) at the end of the site URL.
- Example: https://sitename.nc.gov/user
- Press Enter (on the keyboard).
Enter NCID email and then password:
This initial login process creates a new account for the user.
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Assign Role
Once the user has created an account by logging in, the Web Manager can assign the user a Role.
- Click People on the People menu.
- On the People page, find the new user account in the Username column.
- On the row for the new user account, select Roles from the Edit dropdown menu (Operations column).
Role types include:
- Alert Creator
- Event Creator
- Editor
- Publisher
- Site Page Creator
On the Roles page, select the appropriate Role for the user (in this example, Publisher):
- Click Save.
The new user is now ready to work within the Role assigned.
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Add New Web Manager
Web Managers can add Roles (listed above) to user accounts, but they cannot add other Web Managers.
To add a new Web Manager:
- To create a new Web Manager account if they are not already a current user, you must instruct the new user to first login to the website with their current NCID username and password as above.
- Then on the DIT Service Portal, open the Catalog Item for Digital Commons Website Support.
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
- Under Type of Request, choose Add a Web Manager from the dropdown menu.
- Complete all other required fields.
- Click Submit.
The Digital Commons team will process the request accordingly.
Note: New Web Managers must be trained by the Digital Commons team prior to assuming their duties. Visit the Digital Commons Training Registration page to register for Web Manager training.