How to create new Staff or Faculty accounts

The purpose of this article is to assist users in creating new user accounts for Staff and Faculty within the VIAS system.

1. Navigate to Admin -> Accounts-Employees
   
2. Select your Campus and Click on 'Add Employee'
   
3. Input the following required fields (More information may be added, the following is a list of what is required to create an account, also shown in the image below):
   Last Name
   First Name
   Gender
   Work email  - This email will serve as the employee's username for VIAS. One email preference must be selected; using a work email is recommended, but a home email may also be chosen.
   Email Address
   School (Campus)
   Job Title
   Staff or Faculty - Check one or both options. Choosing faculty grants the role of instructor and adds the employee to the faculty list.
   Employee Status
   
4. Click 'Save'.  After saving VIAS will send an automated email to the new users email address with a temporary password.  
5. IMPORTANT: The user account has been created, but the users roles still need to be defined.  Click here to access the 'How to add roles to employee accounts' article for step-by-step instruction