Accounts can be set up by potential users when they request new accounts or can be set up by company administrators.
If the user has requested an account, then the administrator can approve or deny that account using the User Administration screen. Administrators will receive an email notification when an account is requested, including the user's name and the project for which they are requesting access. Additionally, it will include any existing active or inactive accounts associated with the requestor’s email address.
To create a new user:
New accounts can also be created from the New User screen which company administrators can access by clicking on the Create User link on the User Administration screen.
- Select the User Type:
- Normal. This value indicates that the account will belong to a person who logs into Squish.
- Email Only. This value indicates that the account will only be used to send email notifications. These accounts cannot login to the Squish website interface.
- Service. This value indicates that the account will have access to webservices. These accounts cannot login to the Squish website interface. Enter a username. You may instead leave this field blank to allow the user to create their own username when logging in the first time. This field is disabled for Email Only accounts.
- Enter the first name, last name, and email address.
- Email address is the only required field.
- Check the box next to Is company admin only if the new user is a company administrator.
- Click Create User to create the new user and send an email with an activation link.