webnotes/erpnext — Issue #135: Need to Be Able to Change User IDs (e-mail addresses)
Author: user002
Created: 2011-10-20 09:33:15+00:00
State: open

I would be nice if erpnext allowed user e-mail addresses (primary key fields) to be changed. Reasons why someone needs to change their email address (not a complete list):

- company gets merged with another company
- user changes their name and email address due to marriage or other (mary.smith@abc,com --> mary.jones@abc.com)
- user starts as a consultant with the company using erpnext and then becomes an employee with a company email address

By making users add a user and then delete the first user, history in erpnext will show for 2 users when there really was only one user. IN addition, user security settings, roles, etc will be lost.

Finally, if you do the above, it might be helpful to have a "Copy User" function that can allow the administrator to copy all settings from an existing user to create a new user. Example: User A is an AP clerk. The company hires a new employee, User M, who is also an AP clerk, The administrator can copy User A's account to create User M, thus reducing the hassle of setting up proper security settings and roles.