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User Types

User Types

The user type is used to categorize users in several areas of the system. User types are used for example; as a method to manage access to certain items, as a method to apply different permit rates, as a parameter in searching information, etc. You have the ability to make certain payment types and user types visible to your users through this menu. 


User Types Configuration

To setup a user type, go to the Admin Options menu and hover over Users to select Types.

Create a New User Type

The User Type Administration tool opens. The list of existing User Types will appear. 

To add a user type, click on the Create New User Type In this example, we are creating a user type of Public Parker.



Enter the Type Name and set the Grouping to Public, we also have the ability to toggle if the user type is select able upon registration to your users by clicking Visible to Users as well as the number of Extra Active Vehicles that user can have. By default users can have a single vehicle at a time unless this field is specified. 



Next you may scroll to choose allowed payment types for this User Type. 

A Note On Extend Info:

Extend Info is the internal system master user types. There are four categories. 
These master user types are important as they govern access to other items in the system. Payment types for example, can be restricted as far as being visible in the system to internal users, end users both as staff or student. You may want Payroll deduction only visible to Staff users, as an example.

More information on setting payment types can be found here.

The look and feel of the profile form itself is also affected by master user type. Student users would see items in the profile registration form that staff users would not see and vice versa.

The user type you create as a subset to these must fit one of these categories.
Staff
Student
Public
Athletics

Now when you look at the list of user type, notice Public Parker is now one of the user types.

Apply User Type to User

Applying a User Type to a user can be done when the user account is created. It can also be changed at any time in the future. 
In the user profile, click in the field labeled Select User Type to display the pick list where you can choose Public Parker.