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This feature must be switched on by Commerce Vision. 

Min. version 2022.3.

Overview

Inactive User Management helps to ensure your website user records don't include those who have abandoned their accounts or have not logged in for a long time. A one-off or scheduled daily task identifies such users based on a specific period you set, e.g., 365 days. They are sent warning emails, to which they have to respond, to keep their accounts active. If there is no response after the second warning, their user accounts are deactivated and a deactivation email sent.    


A deactivated user can no longer login on your website. If they attempt to login, they will be informed that their account is deactivated.

NOTE - A deactivated user's record remains in the database, and their account can be reactivated from the Edit User's page. To remove a user from the database, see: Delete a Website User.)


What can be set?

CMS administrators can set:

  • number of days of inactivity before a user is marked as 'inactive' and sent the 'keep me active' email (default: 365 days)

  • number of days after the first email to send the final email if user does not respond (default: 60 days)

  • number of hours the 'keep me active' link in an email is valid (default: 48 hours)

  • number of days of no response after the final warning to mark user account as deactivated and send deactivated email (default: 30 days)

  • the date and time to start the inactive user management task. 


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titleApprover Users

An inactive user cannot be deactivated if they meet one of two conditions:

  • they are the only approver on the customer account, or

  • they have orders awaiting their approval. 

Such inactive users are automatically added to the'deactivation suspended' list and the account remains active. You can check this list and move a user to the 'deactivate user' list manually. But deactivation will be re-suspended if either condition still applies.

See: Manage Approver User Inactivation




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Set an automated task to deactivate inactive user accounts.










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Step-by-step guide

1. Configure inactive user management settings

Set time periods for the task to check for deactivated users and to send email notifications.

  1. In the CMS, go to SettingsSettingsFeature ManagementUserUser Accounts.

  2. Ensure User Accounts is enabled, then click Configure.

  3. Scroll down to Inactive User Management.
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  4. Toggle ON Enable Inactive User Management. This enables turns on the feature on your website.

  5. Inactive User Activation Link Expiry in HoursSet Expiry for Email Link (hours): number of hours after a warning email is sent before the link expiresbefore the 'keep me active' links in email notifications expire. Default: 48 hours

  6. Inactive Set Send First Warning Email in Days(days): number of days a user has not logged in before first warning email is sent. Default: 365 days

  7. Inactive Set Send Reminder Email in Days(days): (only if a user does not click on the 'remain keep me active' link in first warning email or has not since logged into their accountfailed to log in) number of days after first warning before to send final warning email is sent. Default: 60 days

  8. Deactivate Email in DaysSet User to Deactivated (days): (only if a user does not click on activation 'the keep me active' link in final warning email or logs into their accountfailed to log in) number of days after final warning email is sent for account to be send deactivated notification. Default: 30 days

  9. Click Save. NOTE - If the task schedule has not been set, do that before saving.

2. Set schedule for daily task

This scheduled task checks user records for inactive users, sends the warning emails, inactivates deactivates users, and adds inactive approvers who cannot be deleted to the 'suspend inactivateddeactivation' list.


Enter the date the daily task is to begin and the time each day it will run.

  1. Scroll down to Scheduled Task Settings
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  2. Date- click icon to set date the task will first run. 

  3. Clock- click icon to set the time each day the task will run. 

  4. Click Save.

3. Manage Inactive Approver Users (optional)

Inactive users who failed to login or click the link in either warning emails but are an account's only approver approvers who are the only approver on a customer account or have orders awaiting their approval cannot be inactivateddeactivated. Instead the system suspends inactivation and adds will add them to the 'inactive approver suspended' Deactivation Suspended list. The user 's account remains active.

You can manually move set an approver on the suspended inactivation Deactivation Suspended list to the inactivate next time list. (Reschedule Deactivation. However, they will only cannot be deactivated if the conditions preventing inactivation no longer apply.)either condition still applies to them.

  

To view and edit inactive approver users found by the system:

  1. On the Inactive User Management page, scroll down to Approver User Management
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  2. Click the View Inactive Approver User ManagementUsers button.

  3. Click Use Search to find all inactive Approver Users who cannot be deactivated. Any new users on this list will have deactivation suspended.
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    To switch to/from marking a user to be deactivatedfound by the task. 

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  4. To move a user to/from the Deactivation Rescheduled and Deactivation Suspended lists, toggle ON the user, then click Add to Reschedule List or Deactivation or Suspend Deactivation
    Here, the user has been rescheduled for deactivation.
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4. Edit 'Keep me active' landing page

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& email templates (optional)


Tip

You can also access these templates in Pages & Templates via the navigation menu. 


The landing page after a 'remain active' link is clicked and the deactivation email messages can be edited. Just click on the button under each field In Inactive User Management feature settings, just click the button to go directly to the template you want to edit.

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  • Inactive User Landing Page Login Status Template:edit message messages displayed to the user when they click the 'keep me active' link was clicked (i) before when it expiredis active, and (ii) after when it has expired. See: Inactive User Link Widget





CMS Website User Search Permanently Inactive Users

Use In the CMS, apply the Deactivated filter to the Website Users search or Advanced User Maintenance on the website or in the CMS (if available) to find permanently inactive users. If you want to make an reactivate an inactive user, use the Advanced User Maintenance optionall deactivated users

CMS Website User Search 

(For versions 4.38+ only)


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  1. Go to E-CommerceUsersWebsite Users

  2. In Website User Maintenance, toggle ON Show Permanently Inactive Users.
    Click Search.  
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  3. Click the filter iconImage Addednext to the User Status column.

  4. Click in the empty field, select 'Deactivated' from the dropdown, and click Filter.
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  5. All 'Deactivated' users have the Deactivated icon Image Added in the User Status column. 
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Reactivate a user

Deactivated users can be reactivated in the CMS. However, once reactivated, you cannot deactivate them.


  1. Use the Website User Search in the CMS to find a deactivated user.  


  2. Click Edit to view the user's details.  
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Advanced User Maintenance Search

You must have be enabled as Account Administrator to access this function.

  1. On your website or in the CMS, go to UsersAdvanced User Maintenance


  2. In Search, enter part or all of a user's name or id. NOTE - Search results will show not only permanently inactive users but all users that match the search criteria.

  3. Tick Show Permanently Inactive Users


  4. Click Search.

  5. To view a user's details, click the radio button next to the user.



  6. The user's record is displayed. Check the  user's 'Is Permanently Inactive' status.


    Reactivate a permanently inactive user

  7. To reactivate the user, click Modify and untick the checkbox.


  8. To save the change, click OK.


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titleWhat is a 'Deactivated User'?

Disabling/deactivating a user is different to making a user's account permanently inactive. It is meant to be temporary, and users with active orders, are the only approver on the account, or have orders awaiting their approval, can be disabled. Just like when a user is made permanently inative, a disabled user cannot login. But the message they see is different. See: disable/deactivate a user account 


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Auto-deactivate inactive User Management


Minimum Version Requirements


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04.38.00


Prerequisites


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Self Configurable


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No


Business Function


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Users


BPD Only?


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Yes


B2B/B2C/Both


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B2B


Third Party Costs


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