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Note: In WCMS 3, site managers can no longer add/edit users and roles. 

Adding a UWaterloo user(s) with a WatIAM ID 

1. From the administration bar, select Workbench, and then select People. 

2. Select + Add UWaterloo user(s) 

3. Enter a single WatIAM user ID, or multiple WatIAM user IDs, one per line. All letters will be converted to lower case. Duplicates will be ignored. You can use the authenticated campus people directory to verify their user ID. Note: A WatIAM ID is a combination of the user's initials and surname - not their student number number. 

4. Select Create new account(s) 

5. A confirmation message highlighted in green will appear stating "Created a new user with the user ID WatIAM ID." Finished creating users. 

Adding roles to a user 

1. From the administration bar, select Workbench, and then select People. 

2. Select Edit beside the user's account. 

3. Select the Role(s)Site roles and permissionsfor the new user. 

4. Optionally, set an Expiry date for each individual role. It is a best practice to set an expiry date on the role for temporary staff, co-op students and users that will only need temporary access to the site. You have the following options when declaring an expiry date: 

   1. Leave the field blank. In this case, the role will never expire (since no default duration is configured for this role). 

   2. Enter a date and time in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. The role will expire after this time. 

   3. Use a relative time, for example: '1 day', '2 months', '1 year' or '3 years'. 

5. Select Save. 

Adding a user 

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