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# Manual User Management

## If your district is manually adding or removing users, use this tutorial to learn how. If your organization uses SSO login, please see our SSO-Synced User Management article.

### **Create a User Manually**

1. **Locate** and hover over the **User Management icon** on the left navigation bar.
2. **Click** on the **User Management icon** where a list of organization entities will now be displayed.
3. **Select** the organization entity you wish to add the user to by expanding.
4. **Select** **+New User**.
5. **Enter** 
     - First Name (Required)
     - Last Name (Required)
     - Username - Enter organization email address (Required)
     - Password (Required)
     - Title (optional)
     - Select desired permissions if applicable (see [Permissions Overview](https://knowledgebase.veracityvs.com/hc/en-us/articles/20637175214861-Permissions-for-TMS-Administrators?hsLang=en))
6. **Select Save**.

![User Management Creation](https://knowledgebase.veracityvs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/User%20Management%20Creation.png?width=670&height=252&name=User%20Management%20Creation.png)

**Veracity recommends placing any user who will be assisting in the management of organizing directories to be placed at the District vs. individual School. This will grant the user access to all Directories.**

### **Edit a User Manually**

1. **Locate** and hover over the **User Management icon** on the left navigation bar.
2. **Click** on the **User Management icon** where a list of organization entities will now be displayed.
3. **Select** the organization entity you wish to add the user to by expanding.
4. **Locate** the user and **select the edit pencil.**
5. Make any necessary changes to user information and permissions.
6. **Select Save**.

### **Change a User to Inactive Status**

1. **Locate** and hover over the **User Management icon** on the left navigation bar.
2. **Click** on the **User Management icon** where a list of organization entities will now be displayed.
3. **Select** the organization entity you wish to add the user to by expanding.
4. **Locate** the user and **select the edit pencil**.
5. **Toggle** the **Status** to **Inactive**. 
     - The user will no longer be able to login when the **Inactive Status** is set.
     - To change the status back to **Active**, toggle the **Status** back to the **Active** **Status** and the user will be able to login again.
6. **Select Save**.

![User Management Status Change](https://knowledgebase.veracityvs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/User%20Management%20Status%20Change.png?width=670&height=252&name=User%20Management%20Status%20Change.png)

 

 

 

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