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Creating a dummy user.

Tip

This is a setup step required for the generation of estimations when the work is done by many internal users.

Do not perform this step if XTM is being used to generate purchase orders for linguists, if all the work is being done by LSPs, or if you have fewer than 3 or 4 linguists.

Dummy Users can be created for:

  • Internal Users.

  • External users who work for an LSP.

Adding a Dummy User for Internal Staff:

  1. Add a new user or edit an existing one.Editing an existing user

  2. Click on the General tab from the left-hand side menu.

  3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and check the Dummy user for cost generation box.

  4. Click on the save button.

Adding a Dummy User for LSP's:

Tip

The purpose of a dummy user is to estimate costs for many other users. This is only useful if working with 5 or more LSPs. Other wise add rate cards directly to LSPs.

  1. Add a new Dummy User or Edit an existing one.

  2. Click on the General tab from the left-hand side menu.

  3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and check the Dummy user for cost generation box located on the right hand side.

  4. Click the save button.

What is a dummy user?
Dummy user

Important

Dummy users provide an approximate cost for any user belonging to the same Language Group and Subject Matter Expertise.

Dummy Users can also be applied to LSP's.

Important

Dummy Users are used in conjunction with rate cards.

Tip

Dummy users speed up the estimation process because a rate card only needs to be created for a single Dummy User that can represent many linguists with the same skill set, whether internal or from an LSP.

  • A dummy user requires a rate card, even when used for LSPs. A single dummy user can contain multiple rate cards.Dummy User For LSP's

    Note

    Each dummy user that is logged in, whether internal or LSP counts towards the license cost. However, since dummy users should never log in to the system, in reality, they don't count towards your license cost since only active,logged-in users are measured when determining license costs.

  • Dummy users are created in:

    Warning

    Dummy Users can't be used for generating purchase orders. Purchase orders need to be exact, and dummy users approximate the cost of any individual linguist with the same expertise.

  • It is recommended practice to create a single Dummy User for one or any combination of the following items:

  • Warning

    Estimations using Dummy Users are not as exact as adding rate cards for each individual linguist, since each linguist's rates may vary from one to the other. This also applies to LSP's.

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