---
title: "Adding and Updating Users"
slug: "adding-and-updating-users"
description: "Learn how to create users and edit users."
tags: ["create user"]
updated: 2024-08-27T18:52:08Z
published: 2024-08-27T18:52:08Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/adding-and-updating-users"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Adding and Updating Users

There are several different options for creating and editing users in SmarterU. These are:

- [User Profile workscreen](/v1/docs/adding-and-updating-users#user-profile-workscreen)
- [Quick User Add workscreen](/v1/docs/adding-and-updating-users#quick-user-add-workscreen) (creation only)
- [User import](/v1/docs/adding-and-updating-users#user-import)
- [API](/v1/docs/adding-and-updating-users#smarteru-api)
- [Just-in-time user creation](/v1/docs/adding-and-updating-users#justintime-user-creation)

Each of these options is described below along with when you might want to use them. The grid below provides a high-level overview of the options.

|  | **User Profile** | **Quick User Add** | **User Import** | **API** | **JIT** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **When you want to add a large number of users** | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| **Can be used to update users** | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| **Included in Audit Log Report** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| **Technical experience required** | Low | Low | Medium | High | High |

New to SmarterU? Discover the different ways you can manage users.  
  
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## User Profile Workscreen

The [User Profile workscreen](/v1/docs/adding-a-user-manually) lets you manually enter information and select the settings for a user.

![User Profile - Profile Info 20240822](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/User%20Profile%20-%20Profile%20Info%2020240822.png)

The User Profile workscreen is best for:

- Adding a small number (< 10) of users to your account.
- Updating a handful of settings for a small number of users.

## Quick User Add Workscreen

In order to use this feature, be sure to enable [quick user add](https://support.smarteru.com/v1/docs/account-quick-user-add#enable-quick-user-add) for your account.

The [Quick User Add workscreen](/v1/docs/adding-a-user-with-quick-user-add) lets you quickly add a user with the minimum amount of information.

![Quick User Add 20240822](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Quick%20User%20Add%2020240822.png)

The Quick User Add workscreen is best for:

- Adding a small number (< 10) of users.
- When you only want to specify the [minimum amount of information](https://support.smarteru.com/v1/docs/account-quick-user-add#require) for the users.

## User Import

The [user import](/v1/docs/importing-users) lets you add or update users using a [CSV file](/v1/docs/importing-users-creating-a-csv-file) with the users' information.

![Import Users - Step 01 20210824](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Import%20Users%20-%20Step%2001%2020210824.png)

The user import is best for:

- Adding or updating a large number of users.
- When you've exported users from an existing system and want to add them to SmarterU.

## SmarterU API

[SmarterU's API](/v1/docs/api) (Application Programming Interface) lets you create and update users from other systems. The API is best for:

- Adding users to SmarterU from an external system.
- Organizations that have technical resources who are familiar with working with APIs.

## Just-in-Time User Creation

[Just-in-time user creation](/v1/docs/just-in-time-user-creation) automatically adds new users to SmarterU when they log into an external system like Google, Microsoft, or Okta.

Just-in-time user creation is best for:

- Accounts that have external authorization and SAML enabled.
- Organizations that have technical resources.

## Related

- [API](/api.md)
- [Account: External Authorization (SSO)](/account-external-authorization-sso.md)
- [Adding a User Manually](/adding-a-user-manually.md)
- [External Authorization (SSO)](/external-authorization-sso.md)
- [Importing Users](/importing-users.md)
- [Quick User Add](/quick-user-add.md)
- [SSO: SAML 2.0](/sso-saml-20.md)