# Add an entity and create users

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The button above opens the menu for creating a sub-entity of the root entity.

To create a new entity in Medulla, simply fill in the following field and then click the **Create Entity** button

- **Entity Name**

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### Go to the user creation page for an entity.

In the side menu bar on the left side of the screen, click the button

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Click the **“Add a user”** link to open the creation page.  
The form will appear in the center of the screen.

#### Fill out the Creation Form

Here are the fields to fill out

- **User Profile**: Select the user profile you want to associate with the user.
- **Entity**: Select the entity you want to map to the user.
- **Apply to Sub-entities**: Whether you want the profile and user to apply to sub-entities recursively or not.
- **Authentication**: Either a local user based on GLPI or ITSM, or a user mapped from AD or OIDC.

- **Email**: An email address associated with the user.
- **Password** and **confirmation**: The password that will allow the user to log in.
- **Last Name / First Name**
- **Phone** and/or **Mobile**

Then click the "Create New User" button to confirm the user's creation.

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### Edit an existing user

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You can edit an existing user’s information at any time by clicking the button in Entity Management:

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- Go to the **User List** (center of the page).
- Locate the relevant user.
- Click " **Edit** " in the "Actions" column.
- Update the necessary fields (name, email, etc.).
- Save the changes.

#### Modify MMC Permissions

To adjust a user’s access rights in Medulla, you can modify their **MMC rights (also known as ACLs— *Access Control Lists***).

**Currently being redesigned.**

<p class="callout warning">If they **do not** have **permissions** for a module (for example, “Imaging”), they will **not** be **able to view the logs** associated with that module in the history, even if access to the history is authorized.</p>