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Configuring the Account Type

All AuthMinder users are identified in the system by a unique user name. AuthMinder supports the concept of an account or account ID, which is an alternate ID to identify the user in addition to the user name. A user can have none or one or more accounts or account IDs.

For example, consider a banking institution that uses the ID from the Customer Information File (CIF), to identify the customer Robert Laurie. In addition, Robert uses his account number to transact with the bank for his fixed deposits and also a different account ID for online banking. So, Robert has the following account IDs:

• User name: BNG02132457678
• Account ID for fixed deposits: 000203876544
• Account ID for online banking: rlaurie

An account type is an attribute that qualifies the account ID and provides additional context about the usage of the account ID. An account ID uniquely identifies a user for the given account type.

For example, you can create an account type called FIXED_DEPOSITS for the 000203876544 account ID, and another account type called ONLINE_BANKING for the account ID rlaurie.

Now, Robert can log in to the system and can be identified using any of the following:

• BNG02132457678
• FIXED_DEPOSITS/000203876544
• ONLINE_BANKING/rlaurie

You first create an account type in the Administration Console before you can create account IDs. You can configure the account type to be available to specific organizations only or to all organizations, including those that will be created in the future. At the organization level, each organization can choose to support a set of account types.

Note: No two users in a given organization can have the same account ID. At any given time, the following combinations are unique:

• Organization name, account type, and account ID
• Organization name and user name

Creating a New Account Type

To create an account type:

1. Ensure that you are logged in as the MA.
2. Activate the Services and Server Configurations tab.
3. Click the Administration Console option on the submenu of the tab.
4. Under the UDS Configuration section on the side-bar menu, click the Configure Account Type link to display the page.
5. (If this is the first account type you are adding) In the Add New Account Type section:
   1. Enter the Name of the account type.
   2. Enter a Display Name for the account type.
   3. If required, expand the Custom Attributes section by clicking the + sign and specify the Name and Value of any custom attributes that you want to add for this account type.
6. In the Assign to Organizations section:
   • Select Apply to all organizations if you want to use this account type for all existing organizations and any organizations that may be created in future.

     Note: Such accounts appear under Global Accounts on the Configure Account Type page at the organization level.

     or

   • Select the organization to which you want to assign the account type from the Available list to the Selected list.

     Note: Such accounts appear under Organization Specific Accounts on the Configure Account Type page at the organization level.

     Click the > button to move selected organizations to the desired list. You can also click the >> button to move all organizations to the desired lists.

     Note: Hold the Ctrl key to select more than one organization at a time.

7. Click Create to create the account type.
8. Refresh all deployed AuthMinder Server instances. See "Refreshing the Cache" for instructions on how to refresh the system cache.

Updating an Account Type

To update an existing account type, select the account type that you want to modify from the Select Account Type drop-down list, modify the required fields, and click Update.

Note: You cannot change the Name or Scope of the account type.

Deleting an Account Type

To delete an existing account type, select the account type that you want to delete from the Select Account Type drop-down list and click Delete.

Refresh all deployed AuthMinder Server instances after modifying or deleting an account type. See "Refreshing the Cache" for instructions on how to refresh the system cache.

Note: You cannot delete an account type if you have created user accounts for that type.