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How to View and Edit Users in the People Dashboard

Learn how to find users, update details, and filter by status, role, and grade.

The People Dashboard gives you a complete overview of users in your Minga so you can monitor users by role, manage user lists, and update user details in one place.

Permission Level Required: Owner | Manager


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How to Use People Manager

You can manage your Minga user list by opening the People Dashboard, selecting a user, and using filters to narrow results.

Step-by-step Guide to Viewing and Editing a users

  1. Navigate to the People Dashboard.
    ○ You can access the People Dashboard from your admin tools, where you will see a list of users in your Minga.

  2. Locate the user you want to update.
    ○ You can scroll the list or use the available filters (covered below) to find the right person.

  3. Click the Edit icon next to the user.
    ○ You can open the user’s edit view by selecting the Edit icon displayed beside the member in the People Dashboard.

  4. Update personal information and the users role in Minga.
    ○ You can edit the user’s personal information fields and update their Minga role within the edit view.

Tip: You can confirm you’re editing the right person by filtering by Name or ID before you click the Edit icon.


Find Unregistered or Registered Users

You can see who has not yet logged into Minga by filtering users by registration status and selecting the Unregistered filter.

Step-by-step Guide to Viewing Registered and Unregistered Users

  1. Open the registration status filters in People Dashboard
    ○ You will see filter options that include registration status selections.

  2. Select Unregistered to view added users who have not yet logged into Minga.
    ○ You can use this view when you need a list of people who still need to complete their first successful login.

  3. Select Registered to view users who have successfully logged into Minga at least once.
    ○ You can use this view when you need to confirm who is already active.


Use Filters to Find Specific Users

You can filter users by Name or ID, Role, and Grade by applying those filters in the People Dashboard to narrow the user list to the people you need.

Step-by-step Guide to Filtering by Name/ID, Role, and Grade

  1. Open the filter controls in People Manager.
    ○ You can use these filters along with Registered and Unregistered to narrow results further.

  2. Apply the Name or ID filter.
    ○ You can enter the user’s name or their ID to locate a specific record.

  3. Apply the Role filter.
    ○ You can limit results to a specific role when you need to review access or activity by role.

  4. Apply the Grade filter.
    ○ You can limit results to a specific grade level when you are verifying student records or reviewing a group.


Adding People to Minga

You can add people to Minga using People Dashboard by following the user creation steps for single-user or bulk uploads in the related setup articles.

Task

What it does

Role Required

Add a single user

You can add one user by entering their details in the People Dashboard.

Owner, Manager

Add multiple users from a list

You can add multiple users at once by importing a prepared list into the People Dashboard.

Owner, Manager


For a deep dive into adding people to your Minga, refer to this article:


Troubleshooting

Issue: You cannot find a user you know should be in your Minga.
Solution: You can broaden your search by clearing filters, then re-applying Name or ID and checking both Registered and Unregistered.

  1. Clear all active filters on the People Dashboard.

  2. Apply Name or ID using the person’s full name or exact ID.

  3. Select Registered and review results, then select Unregistered and review results.

Issue: You cannot edit a user record in People Dashboard.
Solution: Only users with the role of Owner or Manager can edit records in Minga.

  1. Confirm your role is Owner or Manager.

  2. Return to the People Dashboard and click the Edit icon next to the user.

Pro Tip: You can reduce mistakes by filtering by Name or ID first, then clicking the Edit icon only after you confirm the correct user row.



FAQs

How do I change a user’s role in Minga?

You can change a user’s role on the People Dashboard by clicking the Edit icon next to the user and updating the Minga role in the user edit view.

How do I see users who have never logged into their Minga account?

You can see users who have been added but have not logged into their accounts by selecting the Unregistered filter in People Manager.

How do I search by student ID instead of name?

You can search by student ID instead of name by entering the ID into the Name or ID filter in People Dashboard and reviewing the filtered results list.


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