User Setup

Note: You must have the authority, "User Setup," (Diamond Administration group) to access this function. You may then add, edit and make users inactive.

 

User Setup is a very important function in Diamond, because each user's login and authority limits are set up here. Anyone accessing Diamond must have a valid login to be recognized as a user. Authority limits are what gives each user rights to access different functions in Diamond, such as Billing, Claims, Policy Processing, etc. Then, within each of those functions, there is a further breakdown of components that a user can or cannot access.

Adding a User

To begin adding a user:

 

  1. From the Employee Wen Main Menu, choose Utilities / Administration / Users and Workflow Queues / User Setup

  2. When the User Login Setup screen displays, choose Add.

  3. On the New User screen, make the following entries and selections:

 

 

  1. Click Save. The User Login Setup screen returns.

Adding a User's Authority

Once the user's login has been set up, the next step is to add their authorities.

 

To add authorities:

 

  1. From the User Login Setup screen, highlight the user's name in the list view and double click or choose Edit.

  2. When the Edit User <User's Name> screen displays, click Add in the lower left of the screen in the Modify User Authorities section.

  3. Next, do the following when the Add User Authority screen displays:

 

      • Company: Select the name of the company from the combo box.

      • Branch: Choose the corresponding branch the user works in from the combo box.

      • Department: Select the department the user works in from the combo box.

      • User Type: Choose the user type from the combo box that best fits the user's job responsibilities.

 

  1. Click Save.

  2. Answer Yes to the confirmation question: "Set authority to default for user type <Name of User Type>?"

 

All Authority Groups are then shown in the middle section of the screen. Because the user is given established authority within his or her user type, you may want to add or remove some of the authority. If you are uncertain of what an individual authority does, you can highlight the authority listed and use the scroll bar at the bottom to see the definition.

Adding Authority

To add an authority:

 

  1. In the Authority Group section on the left side of the screen, highlight the first authority group.

  2. On the right hand side of the screen, all authorities within the selected authority group are shown. Those having a check mark were default authorities given based on the user's authority defaults.

  3. To add a single authority not granted, click in the field next to the authority. This places a check mark in the authority.

  4. Authorities that have "N/A" listed in the Amount column do not require a dollar amount. Other authorities may require a dollar amount limit. When these are selected, they return an Amount screen for entry. Enter the dollar amount and click Save. The amount is listed in the Amount column.

  5. If all available authorities should be granted, simply click the All button.

 

Continue to arrow down the list of Authority Groups listed. Add any available authorities the user needs.

Removing Authority

To remove authority:

 

  1. In the Authority Group section, highlight the first authority group.

  2. Authorities may be displayed which have been given to the user.

  3. To remove a single authority granted, click in the field to remove the check mark.

  4. If all granted authorities should be removed, click the None button. All check marks are removed.

 

Continue to arrow down the list of Authority Groups shown. Remove any granted authorities the user does not need.

 

Once all authorities have been maintained, click Save, then select Close to exit the screen and return the Edit User <User Name> screen. You will see Company / Branch / Department Type and User Type assigned for that user at the bottom of the screen in the list view.

Invert Button

Let's say, you have one or two authorities you do not want a user to have, but they may have the rest of the authorities listed. Place a check mark in the boxes they will not have authority for. Click Invert. The system places check marks in all the remaining boxes, and removes the check marks from the existing boxes, indicating those authorities are not granted.

 

Likewise, if you have all of the authorities with check marks except for one or two and you select Invert, the system removes all the check marks from the existing authorities and places check marks in the fields previously unselected.

 

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Edit a User

To make changes to an existing user:

 

  1. From the User Login Setup screen, highlight the user's name in the list view and double click  or choose Edit.

  2. When the Edit User <User's Name> screen displays, make any changes necessary.

  3. Next, if changes need to be made to authorities, highlight the company / branch / department / user type in the list (if more than one), and click Edit.

  4. Make any changes on the Edit User Authorities screen.

  5. Choose Save, then select Close.

  6. To return to the User Login Setup screen, click Close again.

Making a User Inactive

Users cannot be deleted from Diamond; however, they can be made "Inactive." You may want to do this when an employee leaves your company.

 

To make an employee "Inactive:"

 

  1. First, make sure the person has no open tasks by accessing the Open Tasks List.

  2. Transfer any open tasks to either yourself, if you have the authority, or to a workflow queue.

  3. Next, access Diamond Administration / Users and Workflow Queues / User Setup.

  4. On the User Login Setup screen, highlight the user's name in the list view and double click or choose Edit.

  5. When the Edit User <User's Name> screen displays, click on the check mark in the Active field. This removes the check mark and makes the person "Inactive."

  6. Click Save, then select Close. The person is moved from the "Active" to the "Inactive" list.

Copy Authorities

This function allows authorities to be copied from a specified user to the current user (or a user being edited).

 

To copy authorities: