Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 - Manual (Page 31)

Login accounts Logins
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Login accounts
User Accounts
To setup user logins, select Logins | Edit Login Accounts from the main menu. The User Table appears.
Figure 15. Login User Table
User logins consist of a login name, optional password, security level, and full name. Only the
Administrator is given access to the TransAct
User Table .
To create a new login, click the New button. An empty Login Information form appears.
Login Name
The login name can be a maximum of eight characters long. Letters and numbers can be used, but no
spaces. Information in this field is not case sensitive.
Example: If the Login Name is Admin , with a capital A, the user does not have to type “Admin”
when logging into the system. They can type “admin”, with a lower-case A, and still log
onto the system using the Admin account.
Password
Passwords are optional, but recommended to ensure a secure environment. Without password
protection, anyone can sign in as the administrator and make unauthorized changes to the database.
Passwords can be a maximum of eight (8) characters long. Letters and numbers can be used, but no
spaces. The password is not case sensitive.
When entering a password, an asterisk (*) is used to symbolize a character.