How to mass create users OM Web Viewer 12.1

Products

• Output Management Web Viewer

Issue/Introduction

We need to create a lot of users in OM Web Viewer -- just checking is there any facility to mass create users -- as opposed to doing them one by one?

Environment

Output Management Web Viewer 12.1

Resolution

Very IMPORTANT:  Back up the database before doing this

• Create a model user
• From the Administration / User panel, Export the Users. This will produce an XML file (adminUser.xml by default).   This will give you the proper heading for the file and you can see varying definitions.
• Make a copy of this file just in case.
• Edit adminUser.xml and strip out all existing user (<user>...</user>) records for all users EXCEPT the model user. 
• Edit the resulting file, duplicating the user record (<user>...</user>) for each of the real users to add
• Add the unique user’s information to each individual record.  Only the userID and ownerRoleName are required.  Everything else is optional.
• From the Administration / User panel, Set conflict option - Skip in the drop down box, or else already defined users may be overwritten
• Browse to and Import the updated User XML file.
• Review the list to ensure the users were added. 

The sample file might initially look something like this:
 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<userDefinitions xmlns="http://www.xx.com/schema/AdminXmlSchema">   
    <user>
        <userID>3test19</userID>
        <firstName>First</firstName>
        <lastName>Last</lastName>
        <title>Sample user</title>
        <description>Description of sample user</description>
        <memberOf>
            <roleName>Default User</roleName>
        </memberOf>
    </user>
</userDefinitions>