When the Add button is clicked in the Figure 2.3.2.i1. window, the "Add/Edit Local Question Bank" window will appear, as shown in Figure 2.3.2.i2.  Adding a name and location is the same as described in a local question bank(Section 2.3.1.1.).  The next required field, username, is used to distinguish the different users accessing the question bank.  The first user to create the shared question bank is deemed the question bank administrator.  The difference between an administrator and a normal user is an administrator has privileges such as removing questions from a question bank and managing authorized question bank users.  After the user types in an administrator name, the user must then type in a password.  The password is for security, so non-authorized users don't view a question bank.  Password confirmation is necessary because the user cannot see the typed characters because it is encrypted in asterisks ('*') for security.  Password confirmation assures that the text in the password box is indeed the desired password for the user.  If the password confirmation matches the password then that is the password the user must enter when connecting to a question bank.

    Since many teachers don't want students to see test questions and answers, it is necessary to have bank user management, which allows only authorized users to view a shared question bank.  Users are added by typing a username and password into the respective boxes and by clicking the right arrow.  Once the right arrow is clicked, the added username will appear on the right side of the screen along with the other authorized users.  To delete a user, the user must click the left arrow and then the username will be removed from the authorized user list.  To change a username or password of a user on the authorized user list, the name must first be removed from the list and added after the changes are made.
    The administrator of the question bank is denoted in boldface.  Only one user can be an administrator and only the administrator can  enable another user to become administrator.  In Figure 2.3.2.i3. below, the username "newman" is highlighted, the "Admin" button was clicked, and now "newman" is the new administrator.  Admin is "greyed out" for non-administrators.