A bulk user operation refers to an operation that is applied to more than one user. This operation was referred to in previous PaperCut releases as "Group level functions". Bulk operations can be performed on a user group or a comma separated list of users. Bulk user operations are best described by example.
John is a network administrator at a local high school. A number of students from each year level have been placed on the school newspaper committee. The head teacher has requested that John allocated an extra $10.00 of printing credit to these students. The students are all in a network group called "NewspaperCommittee". John performs this operation as follows:
Clicking the Bulk user actions link under the Users section.
Selecting NewspaperCommittee as the group to perform the action on.
Selecting the Adjust credit by option and entered $10.00 in the amount field.
Entering a transaction comment of "extra allowance for newspaper committee role".
Clicking the button to apply the change.
Now, John wants to add $10.00 credit to a list of users he has saved in a Excel spread sheet. John will need to perform this operation as follows:
Clicking the Bulk user actions link under the Users section.
Change the Perform operation on users to in the list.
Cut and paste the list of names from the spread sheet. This would generate a comma separated list of usernames.
Selecting the Adjust credit by option and entered $10.00 in the amount field.
Clicking the button to apply the change.
Bulk user operations apply changes to all users matching the selected group and other criteria. Settings under the Groups section or shared accounts are not affected.
Group level operations are one-way and cannot be undone. Always carefully consider the operation before proceeding. If you are unsure of the function or behavior, performing a backup prior to undertaking the operation is advised.
Other bulk user operations available under Bulk user actions include:
Adjust or set the users' credit (perform a transaction).
Change the users' restriction status
Modify account selection popup options
Reset the users' count statistics
Apply user level overrides like print cost adjustments, and disabling printer filters for a user
Disable printing for a specified period of time
Disable Internet use for a specified period of time
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