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*On the '''Customer Detail View''' page, click on '''Add New User''' on the far right-hand side of the page | *On the '''Customer Detail View''' page, click on '''Add New User''' on the far right-hand side of the page | ||
*Enter the customer user name and other information | *Enter the customer user name and other information | ||
| − | *In the Access section, grant the customer user the access they should have: | + | *In the '''Access''' section, grant the customer user the access they should have: |
**'''Website:''' allows the user to access the TrackAbout website for departments they have permissions to | **'''Website:''' allows the user to access the TrackAbout website for departments they have permissions to | ||
***A login name and password or email address is required for this | ***A login name and password or email address is required for this | ||
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**'''TAMobile Android/iOS:''' if you have purchased TAMobile Android/iOS access, you can allow customer users to use it as well | **'''TAMobile Android/iOS:''' if you have purchased TAMobile Android/iOS access, you can allow customer users to use it as well | ||
***A login name and password or email address is required for this | ***A login name and password or email address is required for this | ||
| + | *In the '''Roles and Permissions''' section, choose the appropriate settings for the user: | ||
| + | **'''Website:''' if the user was granted website access, choose the | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 16 March 2015
Create a Follow-On Tracker Mobile Role
Note: This step is only required if the customers will be using their own devices to track assets among their own locations.
- On the website, use the Jump To box to go to the List Mobile Roles page
- Click on Add a New Mobile Role
- Enter a name for the new mobile role you are creating
- The name should reflect that this is a Follow-On Tracker role, not for use by internal users
- If your customers will be using both rugged handhelds and smartphones, you will need to create two different mobile roles. You may want to denote whether the role is for a smartphone or a rugged device in the name.
- Select Follow-On Tracking Users in the "What kind of user will you be assigning to this role?" section
- Choose the type of device that this role will be used on:
- Choose Rugged and Simulator if the customers will be using Windows-based rugged handhelds or tablets
- Choose Smartphone and Tablet if the customers will be using iOS or Android based smartphones or Tablets
- You will need to create two roles if your customers will be using both rugged devices and smartphones
- After clicking OK, you will be taken to a screen where you can create the mobile role screen
- At the top of the screen, enter a title for the mobile screen. Customers will see this at the top of their smartphone or rugged devices screen
- Click Add an Action to add a button to the screen
- Follow-On Tracker users can have two different actions: Customer Move Asset and Record Volume/Weight
- Choose the action you want to add to the role
- Enter a user-friendly name for the action in the "Show on Device as" section
- Click OK
- Add another action if you need to, or click on Save This Role to save the mobile role
Setup a Customer to be a Follow-On Customer
- Navigate to the customer you want to make a Follow-On customer by:
- Typing their name or customer number in the Customer Quick Search box
- Using the Customer List page to find the customer
- Once on the Customer Detail View page, click Edit to edit the customer's details
- At the bottom of the Edit Customer page, check the box marked Enable Follow-On features for this customer and all departments and click Save
- Follow the step-by-step instructions on the website to finish enabling Follow-On Tracking for the customer
Adding Follow-On Users
- On the Customer Detail View page, click on Add New User on the far right-hand side of the page
- Enter the customer user name and other information
- In the Access section, grant the customer user the access they should have:
- Website: allows the user to access the TrackAbout website for departments they have permissions to
- A login name and password or email address is required for this
- TAMobile Rugged: this will appear if the customer has been set up as a Follow-On Tracker (as opposed to a Follow-On Viewer)
- If mobile passwords are required for your internal users, you will also need to add a mobile password for the customer users
- TAMobile Desktop: if you have purchased TAMobile Desktop access, you can allow customer users to use it as well
- TAMobile Android/iOS: if you have purchased TAMobile Android/iOS access, you can allow customer users to use it as well
- A login name and password or email address is required for this
- Website: allows the user to access the TrackAbout website for departments they have permissions to
- In the Roles and Permissions section, choose the appropriate settings for the user:
- Website: if the user was granted website access, choose the