4D allows the users in the password system to be saved in a file or loaded to a database. This makes it convenient for the Administrator to save the current User group as a backup and reuse it in any databases. However, the Administrator is the only one who can perform these operations. Therefore, if you login as a Designer, the "Save Groups" and "Load Groups" options will be grayed out.

Note: Only the Users that were created by the Administrator can be saved to a file.

Saving Users to a file:

• Login to your database as the Administrator.
  
• In the Design environment, select Passwords in the Tools menu to open the Password window.
  
• Select Save Groups in the Passwords menu.
  
• Specify the directory, the name of the file and click Save.
  

Loading Users from a file:

• Login into your database as the Administrator.
  
• In the Design environment, select Passwords in the Tools menu to open the Password window.
  
• Select Load Groups in the Passwords menu.
  
• Select the User and Groups file to be load, then click OK.
  

For more information see Saving and Loading Groups in Chapter 9 of the 4th Dimension Design Reference.