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Find out how to generate large volume of users using user templates

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Find out how to generate large volume of users using user templates

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What is Bulk Users Creation

CRM.COM allows creating bulk users in a batch process. The Generate Bulk Users process allows the creation of a large number of user accounts in one go and based on a pre-defined User Template. Settings such as user activation, email, password and phone extension can be specified for each user that will be generated.

Validations & Restrictions

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General
  • The bulk users can be submitted only once.
Submit
  • Mandatory Fields:
    • User Template
    • Password Settings
    • Number of Users
    • Users to be Generated
      • username
      • First Name
      • Last Name
      • Email
      • Password
      • Phone (in case the template creates a CTI enabled user account)

Bulk Users Creation Attributes 

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Description

User Template*The User Template based on which new User accounts will be generated. One User Template can be defined per Users Creation Run
Password Settings*Defines how the user password will be set on new User accounts. Two options are available, one for manually setting a password per new user account, or setting the new user account's username as the password
Email Settings*Defines how the user email will be set on new User accounts. Two options are available, one for manually setting an email per new user account, or including the new user account's username as the email
Number of Users*Defines the required number of User accounts to be created
Users to be Generated*

A list of User accounts which are being generated in each process runs. The list includes basic information of the new user accounts such as:

  • username
  • user person first and last name
  • email 
  • password
  • Phone number, in case the template creates a CTI enabled user account

Bulk Users Creation

  1. Navigate to FOUNDATION > USER MANAGEMENT > BULK USERS CREATION

    BULK USERS CREATION

  2. MAIN INFORMATION

    1. User Template: Select from the drop down
    2. Number of Users: Specify the number of users that will be generated
    3. Password Settings: Select how the password should be set up
      1. Same as Username
      2. Manual
    4. Email Settings: Select how the email should be set up
      1. Username@domain
      2. Manual
  3. USERS TO BE GENERATED

    1. Click CREATE

      1. The number of rows are generated is equal to the number of users specified in the previous section
      2. For each user, specify:
        1. Username
        2. First Name
        3. Last Name
    2. Click on SET EMAIL to automatically generate the email as per settings or manually specify an email 
    3. Click on SET PASSWORD to automatically generate the password as per settings or manually specify a password
    4. Click on SET ACTIVE to set the user state as active. 
    5. If the user is CTI enabled, as per the user template, then the Phone number must be also defined 
    6. Click ADD/REMOVE if you need to add or remove users respectively
  4. From the Action Menu click on SUBMIT

System Processing

  1. New User accounts have been created based on the user template and the settings specified 



Note

Visit Understanding Generate Bulk Users for business examples related to Generate Bulk Users

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