User Management Fundamentals

What You'll Learn

You'll discover the core concepts of Knack's user management system, including creating and managing different types of user accounts, understanding the database structure behind user roles, and implementing effective user record management strategies—essential knowledge for building any multi-user application.

Whether you're creating a customer portal, employee management system, or any other multi-user application, understanding these fundamentals is essential for building a well-structured, secure user experience.

Included Guides

This section includes the following guides to help you implement effective user management in your Knack application:

About Users

Learn the basics of Knack's user functionality, including how to activate users, manage user roles, and utilize user settings in your application. This guide explains how users interact with your app and the key concepts you need to understand.

Managing User Accounts

Discover how to effectively add, edit, and delete user accounts, manage user roles, update user statuses, and handle account communications. This guide covers all the essentials of maintaining your user database.

Do I Need a Separate User Role Table?

Understand when to use a user role table alone versus when to use both a user role table and a regular table. This guide helps you design an efficient database structure that meets your specific user management needs.

Next Steps

After mastering these fundamentals, explore the related guides on User Roles & Permissions and User Access Patterns to implement more advanced user functionality in your application.