Abila Upgrade
1 How to login to Abila 1-1
2 Set up Security Questions and Answers 2-9
3 How to Remove Another User from Abila 3-16
1 How to login to Abila
Go to https://accounting.unbound.org
Click on Start Abila:
On the following screen, enter Sage\ before your username, followed by your Abila password (the same password as you used for the previous Abila environment). Then type Enter or click “Sign In”:
Click on MIP Fund Accounting:
The next step could vary slightly depending on the browser you are using:
· In Google Chrome:
Click on arrow at the side of the .rdp program that appears in your task bar at the bottom of the screen:
Select “Always open files of this type.” (This will keep you from having to open the.rdp program each time you log into Abila in the future.):
Now click on the .rdp program:
· In Mozilla Firefox, check the checkbox that says “Do this automatically for files like this from now on.” (This will keep you from having to see this message each time you login in the future.) Then click OK:
· In Internet Explorer, click Allow on the message that asks if you want to run the following add-on:
Click Open on the message that asks if you want to open or save the .rdp file:
Then,for all browsers, click on Connect:
Enter your username, preceded by Sage\ for example, Sage\TanyaH
Enter your password (the same password as you used for the previous Abila environment) and click OK:
Enter your username and password (this time there is no Sage\ before the username), select your database from the “Select an organization” drop-down menu and click OK:
You will now be able to use Abila as before:
2 Set up Security Questions and Answers
It is important to set up your security questions and answers in Abila so that you can reset your password in case you forget it. Unfortunately, the security questions and answers do not transfer from the old Abila environment, so each user will need to create them in the new environment.
From https://accounting.unbound.org, click on Password Manager:
Enter part or all of your username and click Search:
If you only entered part of your username, you may need to select your username from a list of users. Click on the hyperlink for your username:
Once you have selected your username, click on My Questions and Answers Profile:
Enter the characters from the picture and select Next:
Enter your Abila password and click Next:
Create three security questions to which only you know the answers. Also type in the answers. Then click Next:
Your security Questions and Answers are now ready:
If you forget your password in the future, you will be able to reset it by going to Password Manager -> Forgot My Password
3 How to Remove Another User from Abila
Some users have access to remove another user from Abila, primarily the same users that have access to post transactions. Kansas can give this access to additional users if requested. Previously, it was necessary to go to another screen to access the Administration module to do this. Now, the administration functions are on the same screen as the accounting functions.
Please note: after removing a user from Abila, it is extremely important to close the Manage Concurrent Users screen. Only one Abila user across all of Unbound can be in the Manage Concurrent Users screen at one time. If you leave this screen open, no one else will be able to remove any users
To remove another user from Abila, click on the Systm menu them Manage Concurrent Users:
In the list of users, find the username of the person that needs to be removed from Abila in the User ID column. Highlight this row, and click on the red X icon at the top of the screen:
Answer Yes to the following message:
· Click OK on the Manage Concurrent Users screen to close it. This is very important because only one Abila user across all of Unbound can be in the Manage Concurrent Users screen at one time. If you leave this screen open, no one else will be able to remove any users:
The user that was removed should now be able to log into Abila. He/she may see the following message. The user should click OK to close the message, sign out of Abila, and login again:
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