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Assign badges to STM users — STM V5

Written by Nicolas Beal

Assigning badges allows a physical badge to be linked to a user.
This operation can be performed from the STM machine or from STS.


✅ Prerequisites

🔐 Authorized roles:

  • Expert replenisher

  • Supervisor

  • Team leader

⛔ Unauthorized roles:

  • Operator

  • Replenisher

📌 Required conditions:

  • Users must be created in STS

  • The machine must be connected to the Internet

  • The machine must be up to date

Here is an explanatory video showing how to assign badges from STM V5 :


1. 🖥️ Assignment from the machine — STM

🔹 Accessing the feature

  1. Badge in on the machine.

  2. Click on “My account” at the top right.

  3. Select “Badge assignment”.


🔍 Searching for users

Use the search bar to filter users.

Users without a badge appear first.


➕ Assigning a badge

  1. Click “Assign” next to the user.

  2. A message indicates that the reader is waiting for a badge.

  3. Present the badge in front of the reader.

✅ Result

The badge number is displayed.
➡️ The badge is immediately linked to the user.


🔄 Modifying a badge

You can replace an existing badge by following exactly the same procedure:

➡️ Click “Assign”
➡️ Scan a new badge

The previous badge will be automatically replaced.


⚠️ Important

🌐 The machine must be connected to the Internet.
➡️ Otherwise, the assignments will not be synchronized with STS.


💻 II. Assignment via STS

It is also possible to assign a badge to a user directly from STS.


🔢 Retrieving the badge number

Before starting, you must know the badge number.

👉 If you do not have it:

  • Present an unassigned badge in front of the machine reader.

  • The number will briefly appear at the top of the screen.


👤 Accessing the user

  1. Search for the user in STS.

  2. Check whether a badge is already entered.

    • If no badge is assigned, the field is empty.

  3. Click the ✏️ edit icon on the right.


✍️ Assigning the badge

  1. You will access the user profile.

  2. Enter the badge number in the dedicated field.

  3. Click Validate at the bottom right.


✅ Result

The badge number now appears in the user profile.
➡️ The badge is correctly linked.


⚠️ Important

⏳ After the modification, the badge may not work immediately on the machine.

➡️ Wait approximately 10 to 30 seconds for synchronization between STS and STM to take effect.

🌐 Also make sure that the machine is properly connected to the Internet.

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