User record settings

To manage user record settings:

1. Select the Settings gear in the top navigation bar.
2. On the left side of the page, select Platform in the Settings section.
3. Select the Users tab.

Jira Align allows you to configure the following user record settings:

• Show External ID along with First Name and Last Name: This setting controls if the external ID appears along with the first and last name in the Team configuration. This helps to distinguish users with identical first name and last name.
• Show Company Field: Show a field on the user record page for Company. This field can be updated manually and through data import.
• Show Company ID Field: Show a field on the user record page for Company ID. This field can be updated manually and through data import.
• Show Employee ID Field: Show a field on the user record page for Employee ID. This field can be updated manually and through data import.
• Personal User Notification: Turns on or turns off the email notifications.
• Show Tips On Forms: Sets the default for showing tips on forms to off or on.
• Menu Image Type: Sets the type of images that show in the track menu.
• A Non-Contractor Can Be Their Own Manager: Allows non-contractors to be their own managers. You can select the user’s own name from the Manager drop-down menu on the user’s record page.
• A Contractor Can Be Their Own Contractor Manager: Allows contractors to be their own contractor managers. You can select the user’s own name from the Contractor Manager drop-down menu on the user’s record page.
• Time Approvers Can Approve Their Own Time: Allows time approvers to approve their own time. You can select the user’s own name from the Time Approver drop-down menu on the user’s record page.
• Set User End Date: This setting controls the number of days from the current date that administrators can backdate a User End Date on the user’s record page.