Adding People in the browser client
To manually add a person to OfficeMaps:
- Click on the arrow on the left top corner (on top of your username).
- Click on the 'People' button.
- Click on the 'Add People' button on the top bar.
The table below explains each individual field:
| First Name | The user's first name (Given Name). |
| Last Name | The user's last name |
| Display Name | This name is automatically generated when the First Name and Last Name are entered but can be changed. |
| User Name | This is the name used to log in to OfficeMaps (Usually User Name and Email are the same. I.e. the users username is their email address) |
| The user's email address | |
| Role | Standard users should be set to the ‘User’ role. Further information about roles can be found here https://help.officemaps.com/portal/en/kb/articles/roles |
| Allow OTP | If this is checked, this user will always be allowed to sign in using a one-time password. This setting is recommended for administrators. |
| Launch Mode | Standard users should always be set to ‘Not specified/default’. |
| Position | The user's job description within the organisation. |
| Employee ID | Employee ID is not displayed on a user's profile, it is used for certain integrations. Contact OfficeMaps support for additional information. |
| Badge Number | Badge Number is not displayed on a user's profile, it is used for certain integrations. Contact OfficeMaps support for additional information. |
| Launch Location | The location in the Location Tree where OfficeMaps will open by default. This field cannot be edited from this dialog. |
| Home Location | The position in the Location Tree where this user is based. This field cannot be edited from this dialog. |
| Phone | The user's phone number. |
| Ext | The extension of the user's phone number, if any. |
| Time zone | This locates the user within a time zone. If this is not set, the default time zone will be used. |
| Calendar View | Calendar
view is set per employee. The calendar is shown in the
employees profile. The options are: - Free/busy only view: Show only whether the employee is Free or Busy on the calendar. - Detailed view: Show all calendar entry details. |
| Don't send Welcome Email | If this is checked, this user will not be sent an email to notify them that they have been added to OfficeMaps. |
| Is Provider User | If this is checked, the user is managed from the Active Directory rather than the browser. This check box cannot be set when creating a user. |
| Exclude from status confirmation notifications | This field will stop status confirmation notifications from being sent to the user/administrators. |
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