Creating a New User
Creating a new Windchill user involves creating both a user object in the Windchill database and a user entry in a directory server.
If the user already exists in a user directory server, Windchill automatically creates the corresponding Windchill user object in the Windchill database when someone searches for the user and adds them to a table, or when the user logs on to Windchill.
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If all directory servers are read-only, the New User  action is not available. |
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To create a new user, you must have write permission to the directory server in which you want the user directory entry to reside.
For information about setting up user directory servers, see more about LDAP installation settings for your Windchill solution.
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To create a new Windchill user, use the following procedure:
1. From the Participant Administration table, select the new user icon or select New User from the Actions menu.
or select New User from the Actions menu.The New User window opens.
2. Enter information in each step in the New User window. You can navigate between the steps by clicking the step name or clicking Next.
To create a new service principal, click New User on the Participant Administration page. Here, you are required to select the Designate as Service Principal check box. You have an option to provide the Description. If a service principal is created through Windchill UI, it is mandatory to provide a password. After a service principal is created through Windchill UI, password should be removed from the corresponding LDAP entry. Service principal can also be created directly in the LDAP (without password) or by running the loader script. Service principal icon 
is seen for service principal records on all search pickers as seen in the example below. This icon differentiates an user and a service principal.
is seen for service principal records on all search pickers as seen in the example below. This icon differentiates an user and a service principal.
The following steps make up the New User window: Set Attributes, Assign to Groups, Assign to Profiles, Assign Picture, and Assign Signature
3. Click Finish to create the new user and close the window.
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Click Apply to create the new user, but leave the window open so that you can create another user.
| | If a pending or replicated user already exists in Windchill, creating a user with the same name or email address will cause the user to be activated. For more information, see Participant Status. |
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