4. Setting Up End Users

This chapter describes the process for setting up end users of the AccuRev® Web Interface (Web UI) after you have successfully installed the Web UI. See Chapter 2 Testing the AccuRev® Web Interface Installation for information about testing Web UI installations.

Creating AccuRev Users and Groups

Each Web UI end user needs to be created as an AccuRev user in order to access AccuRev. An AccuRev user is defined by a user name, password, and a set of permissions. You create users (and, optionally, groups) on the AccuRev Server using either the AccuRev GUI or the command line interface (CLI).

See the AccuRev® Administrator’s Guide for more information on creating users and groups.

Note: You can specify user name and password settings (minimum length, whether or not a numeric value is required, and so on) that conform to your site’s security requirements. See Setting Login Security on page 1 for more information.

Browser Requirements

The following table identifies the minimum required version for Web browsers supported by the AccuRev Web UI:

Browser	Minimum Version
Microsoft Internet Explorer	IE7
Mozilla Firefox*	7.0
Google Chrome	5.0

*Mac users should use Mozilla Firefox.

 

Note that the Adobe® Flash® Player plug-in is also required.

Generally speaking, AccuRev recommends that you use current Web browser versions as they are updated frequently and may address issues unrelated to AccuRev that you experience when using the AccuRev Web UI.

Informing Web UI Users

When the Web UI has been installed, configured, and tested, you should:

•	Inform each user of his or her user name and password. (End users can modify their passwords using the Web UI if they choose.)

•	Distribute the URL used to access the Web UI (http://<tomcat_server_host>:8080/accurev, for example) to your users. Remember to use the new port assignment if you changed it from the default of 8080 as described in Troubleshooting Tomcat Issues on page 5.

•	Consider making the Web UI information in the AccuRev Installation and Release Notes available to them.