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 Process Flow for Create Internet User

Purpose

You can integrate one or more variants of the Internet Application Component Create Internet User in your company's homepage. You can name the function Access Password or Online Account for the subscription or advertising service in order to hide the technical background of the Internet user from the customer.

The Internet user is not the only option you have of granting customers access to their own data. You can also design the logon scenario using other customer data (for example, the customer number, order number, address or payment data). The Internet user is always required if access is to be password-protected. Logon normally takes place with the customer number (or user name) and the password.

Process Flow

  1. A customer wants to have access to their data so as to be able to enter or change orders (subscriptions and ads). They access the publisher’s website and start the service by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink.

  2. You add a key that references the Customizing settings for a variant to the URL. This determines the procedure for creating an Internet user.

  3. The customer enters the data used by the system to identify and check them, either on a separate screen or in the form for creating the Internet user. In the creation form, the customer chooses their password and enters any additional data required (such as their e-mail address and user name). The Customizing settings for the Internet user determine whether or not this data is required if it is not already recorded for the business partner in question.

  4. If the e-mail address specified is not the same as the one stored for the business partner or there was no e-mail address recorded until now, you can have the component access a separate screen where the valid e-mail address is determined.

  5. Once the data is complete, the system creates an Internet user for the customer. The password can also be generated by the system. In this case, it is either displayed for the customer or sent to them via e-mail.

Result

An Internet user is created for the business partner. The customer can access their subscriptions and ad orders by specifying their customer number (or user name) and password.