Permissions

User Admin

The User Admin area allows administrators to assign users to specific groups. Grouped users can only access the Admin System menus specified by the group's settings in the Group Admin area.

Note: The User Admin function allows you to permit users to log into the Admin System, it does not add users to a Web site. To add users to a site, use the Active Members report.

Under the Add New User heading, choose a subaccount for a new user.

Choose the subaccount number for the new user from the Account drop-down menu. Click the New User button to display the Add User page.

Under the Lookup Users heading, you can choose an account and enter information to locate a user assigned to a permissions group.

In the Lookup Users area, enter at least one of the following for the user search:

  • Subaccount. Choose a subaccount number from the drop-down menu, e.g., "0002".
  • Group Name. The name or designation of the group. Enter the group name into the field. You can use a wild card (*) in the search.
  • Name. The name of the user. Enter the user's name in the field; you can use a wildcard (*) in the search.
  • Status. Select one of the following:
    • All. Find both the enabled and disabled users.
    • Active. Find only the active users.
    • Inactive. Find only the inactive users.

Click the Lookup button to display the User Admin report.

Group Admin

Use the Group Admin area to set up which menus the group can access. Groups contain collections of Admin system menus organized together for similar access levels. Administrators can easily change groups by adding or removing menus. You can assign users to a group in the User Admin area.

New User Group

Click the New Group button under the Create New Group heading to create a new group.

Use the Create New Group area to add a new collection for affiliates. The only information needed is a name for the group. Names should be short and descriptive. The group name is limited to 30 characters and the group name must be unique.

  1. Enter the new group name.
  2. .Type in the name of the collection in the Group Name text box.
  3. Click Add to save changes.

Lookup Groups

In the Lookup Groups area, you can enter data to look up a group.

  1. Select the following account search features:
    • Subaccount. Choose a subaccount number from the Account drop-down menu, e.g., "0002".
    • Group Name. Enter the group name in the appropriate field. You can also use a wildcard (*) in the search.
  2. Click the Lookup button to display the Group Admin report.

The Group report displays information about the groups of affiliates and the number of affiliates in the groups. The report also allows administrative features regarding groups.

The following fields will display:

  • Account. The CCBill merchant account number.
  • Group Name. The name or designation of the group.
  • # of Affiliates. The number of affiliates within the group.
  • Edit Payouts. Allows you to modify the group's percent and dollar referral payouts. Click the Edit Payouts link in the Edit Payouts column to open the Group Edit Payouts page.
  • Rename. To edit the name of the group, click the link in the Rename column. Refer to topic Rename Group for further information about editing the group name.
  • Delete. To remove the group, click the link in the Delete column.