Vendor Users

>Prerequisites for Creating a Vendor User

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>Active Directory Users
See Managing Active Directory Authentication and Authorization

What Is a Vendor User?

A vendor user is a software vendor employee who is responsible for performing various entitlement-related tasks in Sentinel EMS. Every vendor user must have an associated role, which provides login access to Sentinel EMS, as well as permissions to perform specific tasks. A vendor user can also have associated market groups to specify access control levels.

Prerequisites for Creating a Vendor User

>Administrative rights. The first time you log on, you use the default admin vendor user to get started.

>Vendor user roles. Required only if you want to assign pre-defined roles while creating vendor users. This is not a mandatory prerequisite because you can also create and associate roles with a vendor user later. To log on to Sentinel EMS, a vendor user must be associated with a role. For details, see Roles.

Vendor User Status

The Status attribute for a vendor user can be one of the following:

>Enabled: The vendor user can log on to Sentinel EMS.

>Disabled: The vendor user is blocked from logging on to Sentinel EMS.

Creating a Vendor User

You create vendor users from the Vendor Users page.

To create a vendor user:

1.From the navigation pane, select Identities & Access > Roles to view the Vendor Users page.

2.Click the Add Vendor User button. The Add Vendor User page opens.

3.Define the vendor user attributes.

4.(Optional) Associate roles with the vendor user. If you create a vendor user without associating a role, you can assocate a role later using the Edit action. A vendor user must be associated with a role to log on to the Sentinel EMS portal.

5.(Optional) Associate market groups with the vendor user.

6.Click Save. The role is now available for use.

Vendor User Attributes

The following table explains the vendor user attributes:

Attribute	Description	Required/Optional	Valid Values
User ID	Unique identification for the vendor user.	Required	>Alphanumeric >Special characters supported: _ (underscore) >6 to 50 characters >3 to 50 characters for SSO users
Password	Password for the vendor user to log on to Sentinel EMS.	Required	> 8 to 30 characters >At least one lowercase character (a-z) >At least one uppercase character (A-Z) >At least one number (0-9) or special character (! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = , .)
Email	Email address of the vendor user.	Required	>Unique across all types of Sentinel EMS users, including vendor users, end users, and channel partner users. >A valid email address >Up to 100 characters >Cannot contain: spaces and \ () [] : ; “ <> >Cannot start with a '.' >Cannot contain double .. >Cannot contain double @@
Expiration Date	The date after which the vendor user account will be disabled, and the vendor user will no longer be able to log in.	Required	One of the following: >An expiration date >Select the Never Expires check box
User Name	Name of the vendor user.	Optional	0 to 100 characters
User Type	Specify the type of vendor user as: >Standard: A standard vendor user. You can assign a role to specify user access permissions. (Default) >Administrator: A vendor user with administrative rights. >Service Account: A vendor user who accesses the Sentinel EMS resources for third-party integrated systems. A service account cannot be authenticated through the Sentinel EMS portal and can only be authenticated using Sentinel EMS REST API. For details, see Sentinel EMS REST API Guide. You cannot change a service account user to any other user type, such as Standard or Administrator. This separation helps to ensure the integrity of existing integrations.	Required	Select from the list or accept the default.
Additional Attributes
Ref ID 1	Reference identifier that identifies the vendor user in an external system.	Optional	>Alphanumeric >0 to 100 characters
Ref ID 2	Reference identifier that identifies the vendor user in an external system.	Optional	>Alphanumeric >0 to 100 characters
External ID	External reference identifier that uniquely identifies the vendor user in an external system.	Optional	>Must be unique across vendor users >Alphanumeric >0 to 60 characters

Associate Roles

After defining the vendor user attributes, you can associate a role using the Associate Roles pane displayed below. A vendor user must be associated with a role to log in to the Sentinel EMS vendor portal.

When you associate a role with a vendor user:

>Use the Add Role button in this pane to create a new role and associate it with the vendor user. For details, see Roles.

>Click for an associated role to remove it from the Associated Roles list.

NOTE

>When logged-in to the Sentinel EMS vendor portal, any change in the role or permissions associated with the vendor user is reflected only after logging out from the current session.

>When using Sentinel EMS REST API endpoints, any change in the role or permissions associated with the vendor user may take up to one hour to take effect.

Associate Market Groups

Use the Associate Market Groups pane displayed below to associate vendor users with the market group you are creating:

When you associate a market group with a vendor user:

>Only the entities (such as customers, users, namespaces, entitlements, and activations) that are associated with the vendor user's market group are available when the vendor user logs in.

>You can create a vendor user without associating a market group. If no market group is associated with a vendor user, then a default market group is used.

>Click for an associated market group to remove it from the Associated Market Groups list.

Actions for a Vendor User

The following table lists the actions available for vendor users:

Action		Description
	Edit	Updates information for an existing vendor user.
	Delete	Deletes a vendor user.
	Disable	Disables a vendor user. The vendor user can no longer log on to Sentinel EMS.
	Enable	Enables a disabled vendor user.