Lite Users in Zoho One
Lite Users in Zoho One
Who are lite users?
Lite users in an organization are those who will not own a Zoho One license. Contract
employees, accountants, blue-collar employees, event organizers, clients, freelancers, and
partners can be added as lite users in your organization.
A lite user license provides access to only specific applications with limited functionality
compared to a user who owns a Zoho One license. This saves costs for users who do not need
full access to all Zoho One apps.
What are the supported licenses
?
There are two types of licenses you can choose from:
1.
Zoho One license
2.
Lite user license
By default, Zoho One license will be selected when adding a user. In lite user license, multiple
add-ons are available based on your needs. A user can be assigned one or multiple add-ons in an
organization.
What are the lite user add-ons available?
i.
Mail-Only
ii.
Books - Lite Accountant
Prerequisites
1.
Organization with a lite user add-on
2.
Roles required to perform this action:
●
Organization Owner
●
Organization Admin
How to add lite users in Zoho One?
1.
Sign in to
Zoho One
,
then click
Directory
in the left menu
.
2.
Click
Users
, then click
Add User
.
How to add user info?
3.
Click
Continue
after adding user info
.
4.
You can either select Zoho One or Lite user license for the user.
5.
If you select Zoho One and there are no available licenses, click
Add License
to redirect
to the subscription page for adding more licenses.
6.
If you select Lite User, a list of available add-ons will be displayed. At least one add-on
under lite user license has to be selected.
7.
Check the box of any preferred add-on, and the applications supported by it will be listed.
For each app selected, you will be allowed to select a role or profile for the user in the
application. Once selected, click
Done
.
8.
Click
Assign
. Repeat step 7, if you want to select more add-ons.
9.
Once done, click
Add
. The sign-in credentials will be sent to the user. You can also
choose to send it to yourself.
10.
Once you click
Done
, you can see the applications you have assigned to the user.
Mail-only add-on can be selected only if the organization has mail-hosted domain.
How to bulk import lite users?
1.
Sign in to
Zoho One
, then click
Directory
in the left menu.
2.
Click
Users
, then click
.
3.
Click
Import
.
4.
Choose the user data file and its
Character Encoding
, then click
Next
.
5.
Under LICENSE INFORMATION, you can select any one license for the users. Both
licenses cannot be opted while importing.
6.
If you select Lite User, check the box of your preferred add-on.
For each app selected
under an add-on, you will be allowed to select a role or profile for the users in the
application. Once selected, click
Done
.
7.
Click
Assign
.
Repeat step 6, if you want to select more add-ons.
8.
Map the fields between the user data file and Zoho. If the file doesn't have a
Password
field, you can set a common one-time password for all imported users. The users will be
prompted to set a password at their first sign-in. Once mapped, click
Next
.
9.
If there were any problems during the import, there will be a list of users who weren't
imported, along with the reason and solution. You can choose to resolve the problems to
continue importing, or skip the problematic users and import the rest.
10.
If you are trying to import users more than the available licenses, users won't be
imported. You must add licenses to import them.
U
nder WHAT YOU CAN DO, click
Add Licenses
to redirect to the subscription page for adding more licenses.
11.
Once done, click
Continue Import
.
If any existing user in the organization is added again via import, their license will not be
updated with the newly applied license.
Activate a lite user
1.
Sign in to
Zoho One
, then click
Directory
in the left menu.
2.
Click
Users
, then click on a user.
3.
Click
Activate
.
4.
You can change the license for the user here. By default, the previously associated license
will be selected.
5.
Under
Apps Assigned,
all the apps in which the user was a part of before deactivating will
be listed. You can check or uncheck from the apps listed.
Apps that were disabled or unassigned by this user during deactivation will be checked by
default. Other apps that were unassigned before deactivation won't be checked by default.
6.
To edit the role of the app, hover over the app and click
Edit
. Change the role and click
Update
.
7.
To add more applications, click
.
If you assign a new app or role from APPS TO TRY, it will change the license of a lite user to the
Zoho One plan.
8.
Once selected, click
Assign
.
9.
Click
Activate
.
Assign application to users
1.
Sign in to
Zoho One
, then click
Directory
in the left menu.
2.
Go to
A
pplications, then click on the app you need to assign.
3.
Click
Assign Users
, then go to the
Individual
tab.
4.
Choose the users by manually entering their name and searching, or by using the user
picker
.
5.
Click
Assign
.
Users without conflict will be imported, whereas users with conflict will require your action to
proceed.
6.
Once reviewed, click
Import
.
Assign lite users as admins
1.
Sign in to
Zoho One
, then click
Directory
in the left menu.
2.
Go to
Admins
, then click
Assign Admin
in the top-right corner.
3.
Select the users and their roles.
If you have multiple users to select, click
, then click
Select Users
or click
Attach File
to upload the required file with the users list.
4.
Under roles, you can select any preferred role.
You cannot assign a lite user as an Organization Admin. Only a user with Zoho One license can
be assigned.
5.
If you select
Organization Admin
under
Role
and then select your preferred options
under ADMINS CAN MANAGE, an alert info saying "The user's license will be changed
to Zoho One plan" will be displayed. Click
Assign
to proceed, if you want. Else, click
Remove user
to choose a different user.
A lite user can be assigned as an Application Admin only in lite user-supported applications.
Update license for a user
1.
Sign in to
Zoho One
, then click
Directory
in the left menu.
2.
Click
Users
, then click on a user.
3.
Click
, then click
Update License
.
4.
Select the required license and click
Change License
.
5.
If you currently have a Zoho One license and plan to switch to a Lite user license, upon
clicking
Change License
, any possible conflicts can be raised as alert info. If okay, again
click
Change License
to update.
Review license for a user
1.
Sign in to
Zoho One
, then click
Directory
in the left menu.
2.
Click
Reports,
then click
License Utilization
under License.
3.
A list of users with their current licenses will be listed, along with suggested licenses.
You can either choose to review or ignore them.
To review license,
i.
Click
Review License
for a user.
ii.
A more appropriate license for the user will be suggested to save costs. Select from the
suggested licenses, then click
Change License
.
Note:
Licenses of users associated with devices or the RADIUS feature cannot be changed to lite
user licenses.