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tutorial:log_in [2021/05/23 23:26] – [3.02. Logging in] Mark Glover | tutorial:log_in [2023/04/07 08:34] – [Password] Gary Willetts | ||
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<WRAP info center round 550px> | <WRAP info center round 550px> | ||
- | * **Username:** select | + | ===== Username |
- | * Only users from your facility will be displayed. If the list is long, you can type the first few characters of your username in the //Search users// field to shorten the list to usernames that begin with what you have typed. | + | Select |
+ | * Only users from your facility will be displayed. If the list is long, you can type the first few characters of your username in the //Search users// field to shorten the list to usernames that begin with what you have typed, sorted alphabetically. | ||
* If you're just opening mSupply for the first time after installing it, select //user 1(pass= user1)// | * If you're just opening mSupply for the first time after installing it, select //user 1(pass= user1)// | ||
* Each time it opens, mSupply will default to the user who last logged in. | * Each time it opens, mSupply will default to the user who last logged in. | ||
- | * **Password:** enter your password. | + | ===== Password |
+ | Enter your password. | ||
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<WRAP center round info 60%> | <WRAP center round info 60%> | ||
If using the //user 1(pass= user1)// name, type '' | If using the //user 1(pass= user1)// name, type '' | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | <WRAP center round tip 60%> | + | ===== Store ===== |
- | When this window opens, | + | Select |
- | </WRAP> | + | * Most mSupply users will only be able to access a single store. For users who have access to more than one store, the login screen |
+ | * After selecting the desired store, all transactions you process will relate | ||
+ | * **Supervisors and other Level 1 users** will have an additional menu item, // | ||
+ | * **HIS** - if you have enabled the Hospital Info System (HIS) in the user login permission settings, and at least one licence is allocated to HIS (see [[his: | ||
- | * **Store:** from the drop-down list, select the store you want to log in to. | + | ===== Messages ===== |
- | * Most mSupply users will only be able to access a single store. For users who have access to more than one store, the login screen allows you to select | + | View any messages |
- | * After selecting the desired store, all transactions you process will relate to that store. | + | |
- | * **Supervisors and other Level 1 users** will have an additional menu item, // | + | |
- | * **HIS** - if you have enabled the Hospital Info System (HIS) in the user login permission settings, and at least one licence is allocated to HIS (see [[his: | + | |
- | | + | ===== Click OK ===== |
+ | Finally, click //OK// to login. If login is successful you will be taken to the navigator screen.< | ||
+ | As with all windows in mSupply, pressing the **Enter** key at any point produces the same result as clicking on the highlighted button, which, for this window, is the //OK// button. | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | * Finally, click //OK// to login. If login is successful you will be taken to the navigator screen. | ||
<WRAP important center round 550px> | <WRAP important center round 550px> | ||
There are various options that can be set that cause a user to be taken to other screens or shown other information after logging in successfully. For example, [[other_stuff: | There are various options that can be set that cause a user to be taken to other screens or shown other information after logging in successfully. For example, [[other_stuff: | ||
</ | </ | ||
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+ | ===== Journal file ===== | ||
+ | If one has not already been set up and if you are using a single user copy of mSupply, after logging in you will be asked to select the location for the journal file. A good place is to put it in the same folder as the datafile. You will only be asked to do this once. | ||
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+ | The journal file is a place that mSupply records every database transaction that occurs after the last backup. It is used for repairing a damaged datafile and for investigating some types of errors. | ||
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