The Account tab provides the administrative tools to curate user and contact profiles, organize fleet components into groups, and export recorded data.
Glossary
Add : Creates a new value in the active tab.
Delete : Removes a selected value from the active tab.
Export : Clicking this icon converts the active tab into an external document.
Supports two file formats:
- CSV
Settings : Allows users to edit or delete items in Account's various tabs. In the Users tab it has additional features that be used to change a user profile's registered email address or send a password reset email.
Merge : Visible in the Tags tab, allows users to combine existing Tags into new groupings or nest under existing Tags.
Using the Account Tab
Actions performed in the Account tab affect who can log into Zonar Ignition and what tabs they have permission to access. In addition, this tab is where administrators can organize fleets, export archived data, and create API integrations with external partners.
Below are summaries and key functions of the available tabs in the Account tab.
Contacts
Contacts are individuals that Zonar Ignition can send notifications to about fleet alerts, scheduled reports, vehicle service needs, and ETA messages without the need for a user profile.
Contacts can be easily added or removed. There is no limit to how many contacts that can be created.
How to Add a Contact
- Click: Add
.
- Enter the contact's name in the Title field.
- Click the Type drop menu and select how the contact will be notified. Once selected, the following options will appear:
- Email: In the Address field enter the contact's email address.
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Cell phone:
- Enter the contact's phone number in the Cell phone field.
- Click the Carrier drop menu and select the carrier for the phone number.
- Click: Save
Users
User profiles allow individuals to log into Zonar Ignition. Administrators can place limits on what tabs and editing options a user profile has access to.
How to Add a User
- Click: Add
.
- Fill in the following fields
- First Name
- Last Name
- Username: The username has to be unique. It cannot be reused.
- Email: The user will be sent an email at this address to complete their user profile registration. Email addresses cannot be reused.
- Optional: In the Cell field enter the user's phone number.
- Click the Role drop menu and choose a role for the user.
- Choosing Custom allows administrators to enable and disable permissions for that user profile.
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If an account has created user roles in the Roles tab, they can be selected here.
For more information on setting user permissions and creating roles, see the Roles section of this guide.
- Click the Tags drop menu and click the check boxes
of the Tags the user will have visibility to.
- Optional: If this is a temporary user profile, select the date the user profile will be made inactive by Zonar Ignition.
- Click Save.
How to Change a User Email
- On the user profile's line click Settings
.
- Click: Reset Email.
- Enter the user's new email address in the Email field.
- Click Save.
How to Reset a Password
- On the user profile's line click Settings
.
- Click Reset Password.
- Click Reset.
Roles
Roles are preset permissions that can be assigned to user profiles. This feature is recommended for accounts that on-board users with similar visibility and administrative responsibilities.
How to Set Permissions
Zonar Ignition will prompt administrators to enable or disable permissions in the following scenarios:
- When a Role is added.
- When a Role is edited.
- When a User profile selects Custom as its Role.
Permissions display in a vertical list.
The Allow toggle enables or disables a permission. Disabling a permission removes all associated features. This can include menu tabs found in the side panel.
Clicking the Permission Settings icon next to any allowed permission opens a menu with more refined options.
The options selected in the Permission Settings menu impact content associated with the permission. This allows users to still access the feature but with limits placed on what data they can see and what administrative actions they can perform.
Combined, these two features are essential in refining a user's experience in Zonar Ignition.
How to Add A User Role
- Click: Add
.
- In the Role Label field enter the role's name.
- Set the Role's permissions with the Allow toggles and Permission Settings menus.
- Click Save.
Tags
Tags are an organization tool accounts can use to more effectively manage their fleet. Tags can be applied to the following components:
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Units
: Powered vehicles with installed GPS units.
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Assets
: Non-powered equipment.
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Drivers
: Designated vehicle operators.*
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Landmarks
: Virtual boundaries drawn around specific properties or geographic areas.*
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Geofences
: Boundaries around a property or geographical area that are stored on compatible GPS units.*
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Users
: Individuals that can log into Zonar Ignition.*
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Dynamic Forms
: Account created documents.*
The Account tab is where administrators can create new tags. Once a tag is created, these components can be bulk assigned.
These components can also be assigned individually outside of the Account tab.
*This component requires a tag assignment during set up.
How to Add a Tag
- Click: Add
.
- Fill in the Label Name and Color.
- Enter the tag's name in the Label field.
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Color
- Click the square icon to the left of the Label field.
- Select a color.
- Click Apply.
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Optional: Nest Under.
- Click the Nest Under check box
to open a drop menu of available tags.
- Click the drop menu and select an existing tag for the new tag to reside under.
- Click the Nest Under check box
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Optional: Apply the New Tag.
- Click any of the icons at the top of the menu to open their search settings.
- Use the Search bar or expand the listed tags to find the components.
- Click the check box to the component.
- When finished click Create.
How to Merge Tags
- Click: Merge
.
- Click the select tags to merge drop menu and select at least (2) tags.
- Fill in the Label Name and Color.
- Enter the merged tag's name in the Label field.
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Color
- Click the square icon to the left of the Label field.
- Select a color.
- Click Apply.
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Optional: Nest Under.
- Click the Nest Under check box
to open a drop menu of available tags.
- Click the drop menu and select an existing tag for the merged tag to reside under.
- Click the Nest Under check box
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Optional: Review the Tag.
- Click any of the icons at the top of the menu to open their item list. All items listed in these menus will be assigned to the merged tag.
- Click Merge.
Login History
Login History provides a historical record of user sign-ins to Zonar Ignition.
Administrators can use this tab to review their user activity.
API
The API tab allows users to set up Application Programming Interfaces (API). APIs are necessary if accounts want to share data outside of the Zonar Ignition platform. In-depth documentation for developers can be found by clicking the Documentation link on the API Keys tab.
Should an API be incompatible for a data sharing task, the API tab also supports Webhooks.
How to Add an API Key
- Click the API Keys
tab
- Click Add
- In the Name / Label field enter a unique name.
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Optional: Assigned to user.
- Activating this toggle restricts the API key's data to the selected user profile. Only one user profile can be assigned.
- Click Create.
How to Add a Webhook
- Click the Webhooks
tab.
- Click Add
- In the Name field enter a unique name.
- In the Url field enter the address of the website receiving the Zonar Ignition data.
- Click the Type drop menu and select the webhook's type. Once a webhook type is selected, a code sample of the webook will appear under Sample.
- Verify that the Status toggle is Active.
- Enter any necessary Headers. Headers require a Key and Value.
- Click Save.
Data Exports
The Data Exports tab allows users to create Extensible Markup Language (XML) data files for an individual unit or tag.
XML Data Outputs can be created by selecting a tag or unit and clicking Get URL. The Data Exports tab will consolidate the requested data into four different formats:
- Datapump feed by Date Range.
- Datapump feed by last feed request.
- Datapump feed by last reported event in the user's set timezone.
- Datapump feed by last reported event in UTC time.