Add staff from Active Directory and assign access levels

If you use Polaris, you can use Active Directory accounts to add staff members to the Vega administration system.

If your library self-hosts your Polaris system, contact Support for information on prerequisite configuration tasks that you must complete on your site before you perform this procedure.
Users added through Active Directory aren't added to LX Admin user management. Their accounts appear only in the Vega administration user management area.

  1. Share the URL for your Vega administration system with a staff member.
  2. Ask the staff member to log in to the administration system with their Active Directory credentials.
    When the staff member first logs in, the administration system will appear blank.
    The system adds the staff member’s name and user information to the User management table.
  3. Assign access levels to the staff member.
  1. In the upper-right corner, select Settings Settings icon..
  2. From the Settings menu, select Users & roles > User Management.
  3. From the Select site to manage list, select the main site, kiosk, or collection site you want the settings to apply to.
    • Users who are assigned to the main site can administer all kiosks and collection sites.
    • Users who are assigned to a specific kiosk or collection site only have administrative rights to their assigned kiosk or site.

    Showcase creation and administration aren’t associated with a specific Vega site. To create a showcase creator or admin, choose the main site level.

  4. From the Actions column, select Edit Edit icon. for the user account you want to assign access levels to.
  5. From the Staff Access Level list, select one of the following:
    • None
      • Main site users can’t manage Vega settings.
      • Kiosk or collection site users can’t manage their site settings.
    • Site Admin
      • Main site users can administer all Vega settings and site settings. Users who are assigned this access level can also create all other user roles except main site users.
      • Kiosk or collection site users can manage all configuration settings for their assigned kiosk or collection.

      To give a site administrator permission to create and edit homepage content, be sure to also assign an appropriate home page access level.

  6. From the Showcase Access Level list, select one of the following:
    • None
      • Users can’t create or manage showcases for any site when they’re in the Vega Discover user interface.
    • Showcase Admin
      • Users can create and manage all showcases when they’re in the Vega Discover user interface.
    • Showcase Creator
      • Users can create showcases from their own bookmark lists and saved searches. Users can’t publish showcases or modify showcases that other users made.
  7. From the Home Page Access Level list, select one of the following:
    • None
      • Main site users can’t access home page content for main, kiosk, or collection sites.
      • Kiosk or collection site users can’t access the home page content for their assigned site.
    • Content Admin
      • Main site users can create and publish home page content for the main site and all kiosk and collection sites.
      • Kiosk or collection site users can create and publish home page content for their assigned sites.
    • Content Creator
      • Main site users can create draft home page content for the main site and all kiosk and collection sites.
      • Kiosk or collection site users can create draft home page content for their assigned sites, but they can’t publish.
    • Content Reviewer
      • Main site users can view home page content for the main site and all kiosk and collection sites.
      • Kiosk or collection site users can view content for their assigned sites, but they can’t publish.
  8. Select Save Access Levels.
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