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22 changes: 13 additions & 9 deletions Documentation/Administration/BackendUsers/Administrator.rst
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Expand Up @@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ The administrator account that was automatically created for you during
`Installation <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:installation-index>`_
has the widest rights possible and is a System Maintainer. The System Maintainer
is an Administrator who can also see and use the section
`Admin Tools <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:admin-tools>`_ in the
backend.
`System maintainer area <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:system-maintainer-area>`_
in the backend.

.. tip::
If your Backend User account does not seem to work for some reason, check
If your backend user account does not seem to work for some reason, check
chapter `Troubleshooting common TYPO3 backend login
problems <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:troubleshooting-backend-login>`_.

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ The first administrator got created for you during
`Installation <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:installation-index>`_.

When you log into the backend (See `Backend login <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:backend-login>`_)
you can go to module `Backend Users <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:system-modules-backend-users>`_
you can go to module `Administration > Users <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:administration-modules-backend-users>`_
and create a new administrator there.

.. figure:: /Images/ManualScreenshots/BackendUser/CreateUser.png
:alt: Screenshot of the "Backend Users" module demonstrating the location of the "Create new backend user" button in the module header

Open the module :guilabel:`System > Backend Users` and click on "Create new backend user"
Open the module :guilabel:`Administration > Users` and click on "Create new backend user"

When creating the user check the "Admin" option:

Expand All @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ When creating the user check the "Admin" option:
When you check the Admin option the form needs to reload once. Answer the dialogue with "OK".

You can :ref:`Grant System Maintainer rights <backend-users-system-maintainer>`
in the Admin Tools later on.
in module :guilabel:`System > Maintenance` later on.

.. _backend-users-admin-install-tool:

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -115,12 +115,16 @@ Granting System Maintainer rights
`Application context Development <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:application-context>`_
all backend administrators can use the module.

Using the module :guilabel:`Admin Tools > Settings` and card
.. versionchanged:: 14.0
This module has been moved from :guilabel:`Admin tools` to :guilabel:`System`
see `Feature: #107628 - Improved backend module naming and structure <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-107628-1729026000>`_.

Using the module :guilabel:`System > Settings` and card
"Manage System Maintainers Access" you can manage which administrator accounts
should be granted "System Maintainer" rights.

.. figure:: /Images/ManualScreenshots/BackendUser/ManageSystemMaintainers.png
:alt: "Manage System Maintainers" window in the Admin Tools.
:alt: "Manage System Maintainers" window in the module System > Settings.

Disabled backend admins are marked with [DISABLED], you can choose them any way.

Expand All @@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ therefore this file needs to be writable.

If your installation also has a file called :file:`config/system/additional.php`
the settings can be overridden here. In this case changes you make in the
Admin Tools do not take effect.
module :guilabel:`System > Settings` do not take effect.

A setting overriding the System Maintainer list could look like this:

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Expand Up @@ -50,29 +50,29 @@ Grant access to the user_upload folder (file mounts)
====================================================

The :ref:`automatically created user groups <backend-users-groups-quick>` from
the previous step have access to the :guilabel:`Media > Filelist` module, however, as
the previous step have access to the :guilabel:`Media` module, however, as
the file mount is created automatically, they will only see an error message:

.. figure:: /Images/ManualScreenshots/BackendUser/MissingFolderPermissions.png
:alt: Error message: Missing folder permissions. You have no access to the folder "1:/user_upload/".

Error message when a user with the auto-generated groups opens the Filelist module
Error message when a user with the auto-generated groups opens the :guilabel:`Media` module

Unless your users or their groups have at least one file mount they will not be
able to upload files including images.

To create a file mount, go to the backend module :guilabel:`Media > Filelist`
To create a file mount, go to the backend module :guilabel:`Media`
then choose the folder in which you want to create a file mount.

Right click on the folder in the directory tree and choose "New Filemount"
from the context menu:

.. figure:: /Images/ManualScreenshots/BackendUser/CreateNewFilemount.png
:alt: New filemount option in the dropdown of a folder in the Filelist module in the TYPO3 backend
:alt: New filemount option in the dropdown of a folder in the Media module in the TYPO3 backend

Create a new filemount, give a name to it and save it

Then go to the module :guilabel:`System > Backend Users`, choose "Backend user
Then go to the module :guilabel:`Administration > Users`, choose "Backend user
groups" from the dropdown in the module header and edit the group of your users.

In tab "Mounts and Workspaces", select field "File Mounts", choose the newly
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ the page tree "Backend user group > Mounts and Workspaces > DB Mounts" and they
have the other necessary permissions, they still cannot see any pages because the
root page was created by an administrator and does not belong to a group.

You can fix such page permissions recursively in the module :guilabel:`System >
You can fix such page permissions recursively in the module :guilabel:`Administration >
Permissions`.

.. figure:: /Images/ManualScreenshots/BackendUser/PermissionsModule.png
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Expand Up @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ The user that was automatically created for you during
`Installation <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:installation-index>`_
has the widest rights possible and is a System Maintainer. The System Maintainer
is an Administrator who can also see and use the section
`Admin Tools <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:admin-tools>`_ in the
backend.
`System maintainer area <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:system-maintainer-area>`_
in the backend.

.. tip::
If your Backend User account does not seem to work for some reason, check
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Expand Up @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Files in the fileadmin directory are managed by the
:ref:`File abstraction layer (FAL) <t3coreapi:fal_introduction>`.

They can be uploaded, moved and deleted in the backend module
:guilabel:`Media > Filelist` by administrators and
:guilabel:`Media` by administrators and
depending on :ref:`permissions <t3coreapi:permissions-management>`,
by editors.

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:navigation-title: System modules
.. include:: /Includes.rst.txt
.. _system-modules:

==============
System modules
==============
.. include:: /Includes.rst.txt
.. _system-modules:
.. _administration-modules:

======================
Administration modules
======================

.. versionchanged:: 14.0
Most modules in this area have been moved from :guilabel:`System`
to :guilabel:`Administration <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-107628-1729026000>`_.

System modules are backend modules in the group "System"
and they are only available to backend users with
admin permissions.

Some modules are only available when you have an optional system extension
installed. If you want to see all available modules you can also make a
full TYPO3 install, see `https://get.typo3.org/misc/composer/helper`__.
full TYPO3 install, see https://get.typo3.org/misc/composer/helper

.. contents:: Backend modules in group "System"

.. _system-modules-permissions:
.. _administration-modules-permissions:

Permissions
===========

.. versionchanged:: 14.0
This module has been moved from :guilabel:`System` to :guilabel:`Administration
<https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-107628-1729026000>`_.

In TYPO3, you can grant permissions to backend users.
At first, a newly created backend user without any administrative
privileges has no access to neither the page module nor the
privileges has no access to neither the :guilabel:`Content > Layout` module nor the
pages in the backend.
The module :guilabel:`System > Permissions` can be used to view or edit
The module :guilabel:`Administration > Permissions` can be used to view or edit
these backend user permissions for pages in the backend.

See also TYPO3 Explained,
:ref:`Permissions management <t3coreapi:permissions-management>`.

.. _system-modules-backend-users:
.. _administration-modules-backend-users:

Backend Users
=============

The module :guilabel:`System > Backend Users` is used to create, edit and delete
.. versionchanged:: 14.0
This module has been moved from :guilabel:`Administration` to :guilabel:`Administration`
<https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-107628-1729026000>`_.

The module :guilabel:`System > Users` is used to create, edit and delete
backend users.

See also TYPO3 Explained,
:ref:`Backend user management <t3coreapi:user-management>`.

.. _system-modules-integrations:
.. _administration-modules-integrations:

Integrations backend module hub (optional)
==========================================
Expand All @@ -57,7 +73,8 @@ It is only visible if at least one of its submodules is visible. Submodules
can be provided by optional system extensions (see below) or third party
extensions.

.. _system-modules-reactions:
.. _system-modules-reactions:
.. _administration-modules-reactions:

Reactions (optional)
--------------------
Expand All @@ -70,7 +87,8 @@ reaction records.
It has its own manual:
:ref:`TYPO3 Reactions <typo3/cms-reactions:start>`.

.. _system-modules-webhooks:
.. _system-modules-webhooks:
.. _administration-modules-webhooks:

Webhooks (optional)
-------------------
Expand All @@ -84,6 +102,7 @@ It has its own manual:
:ref:`TYPO3 Webhooks <typo3/cms-webhooks:start>`.

.. _system-modules-scheduler:
.. _administration-modules-scheduler:

Scheduler (optional)
====================
Expand All @@ -96,6 +115,7 @@ delivered by any extension. It has its own manual:
:ref:`TYPO3 Scheduler <typo3/cms-scheduler:start>`.

.. _system-modules-scheduler-cronjobs:
.. _administration-modules-scheduler-cronjobs:

Cron jobs in Scheduler
----------------------
Expand All @@ -117,55 +137,21 @@ job should be performed once or frequently. To test your pattern you can insert
it `here <https://crontab.guru/>`__ and test if it performs like you expect.
When you are not familiar with cron jobs we refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron.

.. _system-modules-dbcheck:

DB check (optional)
===================

.. versionchanged:: 14.0
The tool :guilabel:`Check and Update Reference Index` has been moved to
:guilabel:`Admin Tools > Maintenance`

This module is only available if the system extension
:composer:`typo3/cms-lowlevel` is installed.

The *Database (DB) check* module offers functions related
to the database and its content.

Record Statistics
Shows a count of the various records in the database,
broken down by type for pages and content elements.

Search
A tool to search through the whole database. It offers an
advanced mode which is similar to a visual query builder.

Some third party extensions offer similar but extended functionality around
the database, for example :composer:`fixpunkt/backendtools` can be used during
development to find all pages that contain a certain plugin or that use
a certain backend layout etc.

.. _system-modules-configuration:

Configuration
=============

The *Configuration* module can be used to view the various
configuration arrays used by the CMS. It is not the goal
of this tutorial to describe the role of each of these arrays,
you can discover their function as you dig deeper into
TYPO3 CMS. Let's just mention that the `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']`
contains global configuration values.

.. _system-modules-reports:
.. _administration-modules-reports:

Reports (optional)
==================

.. versionchanged:: 14.0
This module has been moved from :guilabel:`System` to :guilabel:`Administration`
<https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-107628-1729026000>`_.

This module is only available if the system extension
:composer:`typo3/cms-reports` is installed.

The :guilabel:`System > Reports` module contains information and diagnostic data
The :guilabel:`Administration > Reports` module contains information and diagnostic data
about your TYPO3 installation. It is recommended that you
regularly check the "Status Report" as it will inform you
about configuration errors, security issues, etc.
Expand All @@ -176,6 +162,7 @@ extensions. For example :composer:`apache-solr-for-typo3/solr` offers its own
section in the report module.

.. _system-modules-log:
.. _administration-modules-log:

Log
===
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Expand Up @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The context menus

While learning about the :ref:`page tree <page-tree>`,
we were introduced to contextual menus
when selecting icons in the Page module.
when selecting icons in the :guilabel:`Content > Layout` module.

Contextual menus exist throughout the CMS's
backend. You will notice that different sets of
Expand All @@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ For example, there is a contextual menu in the :guilabel:`Content > Records` vie

.. include:: /Images/AutomaticScreenshots/RecordsModule/ContextMenu.rst.txt

or in the :guilabel:`Media > Filelist` view:
or in the :guilabel:`Media` view:

.. include:: /Images/AutomaticScreenshots/FilelistModule/ContextMenu.rst.txt
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