Add a technical user
Important
Settings and actions described below are only available for Rigi subscribers. For details, see the User roles section.
In the top right-hand corner of the display, select
(system menu) >Manage technical users .
Click the Add technical user button in the top right-hand corner.
In the Add technical user popup, perform the following:
Enter an Email created specifically for this technical user.
The Rigi team can create a unique (rigi.io) email address for you.
Select this user’s Status:
Active. When a new project is created, this user is deselected by default but can be selected as a technical user.
Active (preselect). When a new project is created, this technical user is selected by default but can be unselected. Select this option if this technical user will be used in most of your projects.
Disabled. When a new project is created, this user is not selectable as a technical user. You can activate and select this user later.
Enter the Name of the technical user.
You can use the name of the external system that will connect to Rigi via API.
(Optional) Add a short Description.
Select the required Authorizations.
In this section, you can select two types of permissions:
API permissions give the technical user access to specific API calls:
Table 2.API permissions
Description
Update project settings
Modify the project settings, such as the project name and reference.
Upload to workspace
Upload resource files to the workspace.
Download from workspace
Download target files that contain translations or Rigi tokens.
Upload HTML Previews
Upload HTML Previews that were stored locally to the Rigi server.
Upload translations
Upload Rigi XML/XLIFF files that contain source texts or translations.
Download translations
Download Rigi XML/XLIFF files that contain source texts or translations.
Tokenize strings
Generate strings with Rigi tokens.
Role permissions enable technical users to perform a specific user role.
Table 3.Role permissions
Description
Translate in context
Third-party translation tools can automatically open the Rigi Viewer and then grant the translator permission to translate in context using this third-party translation tool.
Click the Create button.
The new technical user will appear in the list. If its status is Active or Active (preselect), you can select this user when creating a new project (for details, see the Create a project guide). Project managers can activate or deactivate this user in project settings (for details, see the Project settings – Technical users section).