User administration functions create users, assign their passwords, and their access to databases, applications, and calc scripts. Functions are also provided to retrieve information about user capabilities.
| Function | Description |
| EssListUsers() | Lists all users who have access to a particular Essbase server. |
| EssCreateUser() | Creates a new user. |
| EssDeleteUser() | Deletes an existing user. |
| EssRenameUser() | Renames an existing user. |
| EssGetUser() | Gets a user information structure, which contains security information for user. |
| EssSetUser() | Sets a user information structure that contains security information for user. |
| EssResetUser() | Resets the user's security structure to its initial state. |
| EssSetPassword() | Sets a user's password, erasing the existing password. |
| EssGetApplicationAccess() | Gets a list of user application access structures, which contain information about user access to applications. |
| EssSetApplicationAccess() | Sets a list of user application access structures. |
| EssGetDatabaseAccess() | Gets a list of user database access structures. |
| EssSetDatabaseAccess() | Sets a list of user database access structures. |
| EssGetCalcList() | Gets the list of calc scripts objects accessible to the user. |
| EssSetCalcList() | Sets the list of calc script objects which are available to a user. |
| EssListConnections() | Lists all users who are connected to the current application and database. |
| EssListLogins() | Lists information about currently connected users. |
| EssListRequests() | Lists information about current Essbase user sessions or requests. |
| EssKillRequest() | Terminates all or specific Essbase user sessions or requests. |
| EssListLocks() | Lists all users who are connected to a specific application and database. |
| EssRemoveLocks() | Removes all data block locks held by a user on a database. |