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Fields: New/Edit Principal

Path: Administration > Principal Management > New/Modify

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The New Principal (or Edit Principal) page lets you make specifications about the principal you are creating or editing.

Properties

These fields let you specify general information about the principal.

Principal name

Lets you specify the name of the principal. This field is required, and must not contain any spaces. The name you specify will appear in the list of principals on the Principal Management page (see Fields: Principal Management).

The name should be alpha-numeric, but can contain dashes (-), square brackets ([]), periods (.), and underscores (_).

Description

Lets you provide a text description of the principal. This description will appear in the list of principals on the Principal Management page (see Fields: Principal Management).

Groups

These fields let you specify the location and type of user group you want to import into the principal.

Distinguished name (DN)

Lets you specify one of the following:

The distinguished name for your LDAP group (if you specify LDAP GROUP in the Type field).
The distinguished name for your LDAP organizational unit (if you specify LDAP OU in the Type field).

To add additional groups to the principal, choose Add (). To remove groups, choose Remove ().

Type

Lets you specify the group type. Choose from one of the following options:

Option	Description
LDAP GROUP	Specifies that the group type is an LDAP group. If you specify LDAPGROUP, make sure that the DN you specify in the Distinguished name (DN) field is a group DN.
LDAP OU	Specifies that the group type is an LDAP organizational unit. If you specify LDAPOU, make sure that the DN you specify in the Distinguished name (DN) field is an OU DN.

Users

These fields let you specify the location and type of user you want to import into the principal.

Username

Lets you specify the distinguished name for an LDAP user.

To add additional users to the principal, choose Add (). To remove users, choose Remove ().Fields: New/Edit Principal

Roles

Role

Lets you select (from the drop-down menu) the role you want to apply to the principal. This field is required.

Select one of the following:

Option	Description
HPCUser	Lets you add the LDAP user or group to the "HPCUser" role. This role contains limited Viewpoint permissions. For more information, see Role permissions.
HPCAdmin	Lets you add the LDAP user or group to the "HPCAdminr" role. This role is an administrator role, and it contains all Viewpoint permissions. For more information, see Role permissions.

To add additional roles to the principal, choose Add (). To remove roles, choose Remove ().Fields: New/Edit Principal

Save

Lets you save the specifications of your new or modified principal. This button takes you to the Principal Management page (see Fields: Principal Management).

Cancel

Lets you cancel your action to add/edit the principal. This button takes you back to the Principal Management page (see Fields: Principal Management).