User names
Each user has a unique user name. Your administrator creates your user name and password, which you use to log in to the application. Your user name also identifies the access rights you have to objects, and is displayed in various places throughout the application, such as to identify the creator or owner of an object and the last user to modify an object.
When the administrator creates a user name, that name is assigned a short version, a long version, and a display name. The application displays one version of the name or the other, depending on the view you are in and the type of information you are viewing.
The short version is the user name that you use to log in, such as "abrown". Because your user name is displayed in many places, the application usually displays the short version to keep your screen from becoming cluttered. For example, the short version name is used:
- At the upper left of each page in the application, just below the banner graphic, to indicate the currently logged-in user. (Note that your system might be configured to use the display name here, such as "Al Brown".)
- In the Security view of an information page, in the Title column.
- In the Security - Select Users/Groups list of available users or groups.
- In Browse mode, in the Last Modified By column. (In Workplace, the short name displays when in detailed view.)
- In Search mode, for the Creator field in search results and in Search.
The long version is the user's full, unique system identifier. (Administrators sometimes call it the "fully qualified system name" or the "distinguished name".) The format of the long name depends on how your administrator has configured your system. In general, it contains more detail than the short name. For example, the long version of "abrown" could be "uid=abrown,ou=Shared,ou=Engineering,dc=filenet,dc=com".
When you roll your mouse over a user name listed in the Title column of the security settings, a pop-up box displays the long name. The following example shows the long and short versions of "abrown".
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